Published: 7/14/2022 - ARK EDC
INMATE CASEY WHITE, WHO MADE A CHAOTIC ESCAPE WITH THE NOW DECEASED CORRECTIONS OFFICER VICKY WHITE EARLIER THIS YEAR, HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH FELONY MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH HER DEATH. HE ESCAPED WITH HER HELP ON APRIL 29TH AND THE ALLEGED COUPLE LED POLICE ON A CROSS COUNTRY 11 DAY MANHUNT - WHICH EVENTUALLY ENDED WITH A CAR CHASE, CRASH, AND VICKY TURNING A GUN ON HERSELF. SHE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER IN THE HOSPITAL. LAW ENFORCEMENT RELEASED AT THE TIME THAT HER WOUNDS WERE BELIEVED TO BE SELF-INFLICTED. THIS WEEK, IN A FIRST, ALABAMA ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BE PURSING FELONY MURDER CHARGES AS CASEY’S ACTIONS DIRECTLY CAUSED HER DEATH DURING A FELONY ESCAPE. ALABAMA'S CODE INDICATES THAT FIRST-DEGREE ESCAPE IS ONE OF MANY PRECURSORS TO FELONY MURDER IF "IN THE COURSE OF AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CRIME THAT HE OR SHE IS COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT, OR IN IMMEDIATE FLIGHT THEREFROM, HE OR SHE, OR ANOTHER PARTICIPANT IF THERE BE ANY, CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON." A FELONY MURDER CHARGE FOR A SUICIDE IS PARTICULALY UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST, SO WKSR WILL BE FOLLOWING THE STORY TO SEE HOW TOE CHARGES AND CASE DEVELOP.
