(Reuters) -An escaped murder suspect and a female corrections officer who allegedly helped him break out of an Alabama jail have been taken into custody, authorities said on Monday.
Casey White, the 38-year-old inmate, surrendered after the car he was driving crashed during a pursuit by law enforcement officers, Sheriff Rick Singleton of Lauderdale County, Alabama, said.
Vicky White, the 56-year-old assistant corrections director and suspected accomplice, was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to the hospital, Singleton told a news conference.
“Casey White is now back in custody,” he said. “We got a dangerous man off the street today. He is never going to see the light of day again.”
(Reporting by Tyler Clifford; Editing by Tim Ahmann and Sandra Maler)
