Recaptured Alabama escapee ordered to provide DNA sample
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days with the help of an Alabama jail official was ordered to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors.
Lauderdale County District Judge Carole C. Medley did not cite a reason why the sample was needed from Casey White, but she approved the state’s request in an order Wednesday, records show.
Keep scrolling for photos from the search for Casey White and Vicky White
White, who is being held at a state prison after being recaptured in Indiana last week, must provide the sample by Friday or “as soon as practicable,” Medley said, and a defense lawyer can observe the process.
White was charged with escape after leaving the Lauderdale County jail in a patrol car driven by Vicky White, the assistant corrections director. Casey White surrendered after being cornered in Evansville, Indiana, and Vicky White, 56, died of a gunshot wound that a coroner determined was self-inflicted.
An attorney for Casey White has not commented publicly since the arrest and did not oppose the request for a DNA sample, made in the escape case. But the prisoner’s mother said she doubts her son knew about the escape until Vicky White came to take him from jail for a supposed mental evaluation April 29.
White is scheduled to go on trial in June on a capital murder charge in the slaying of Connie Ridgeway in 2015, although a delay is possible. Authorities said the man confessed to the killing in 2020 while in prison for other crimes.
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey/TimesDaily
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton announces a warrant for the arrest of Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, during a news conference outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Monday, May 2, 2022. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan Busey/TimesDailyLauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton announces a warrant for the arrest of Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, during a news conference outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Monday, May 2, 2022. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]/The TimesDaily via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton, left, and U.S. Marshal Marty Keely converse before a news conference regarding Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, and escaped inmate Casey White outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., Monday, May 2, 2022. According to authorities, Casey White had a “special relationship” with jail official Vicky White, who authorities believe assisted in his escape. A manhunt was underway for Casey White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, and Vicky White, after the pair vanished after leaving the Lauderdale County Detention Center, early Friday, April 29. The two are not related, authorities said. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan BuseyLauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton, left, and U.S. Marshal Marty Keely converse before a news conference regarding Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, and escaped inmate Casey White outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., Monday, May 2, 2022. According to authorities, Casey White had a “special relationship” with jail official Vicky White, who authorities believe assisted in his escape. A manhunt was underway for Casey White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, and Vicky White, after the pair vanished after leaving the Lauderdale County Detention Center, early Friday, April 29. The two are not related, authorities said. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerHOGP
FILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in April 2022 shows inmate Casey White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. The former Alabama jail official on the run with the murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday, May 9, as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The man she fled with surrendered. (U.S. Marshals Service, Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
HOGPFILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in April 2022 shows inmate Casey White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. The former Alabama jail official on the run with the murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday, May 9, as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The man she fled with surrendered. (U.S. Marshals Service, Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDenny Simmons
Hamrick's Towing & Recovery hauls the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
Denny SimmonsHamrick's Towing & Recovery hauls the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDenny Simmons
Muddy tracks mark the spot where the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
Denny SimmonsMuddy tracks mark the spot where the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyVandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding holds up a photo of captured Alabama escapee Casey White during a press conference at the Vandenburgh County Sheriff's Office in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyVandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding holds up a photo of captured Alabama escapee Casey White during a press conference at the Vandenburgh County Sheriff's Office in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding shows a photograph of the weapons that were found in the possession of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White following their capture during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyVanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding shows a photograph of the weapons that were found in the possession of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White following their capture during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, center, flanked by city, county, and Federal Marshal's, speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyVanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, center, flanked by city, county, and Federal Marshal's, speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, right, refers to a photograph during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyVandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, right, refers to a photograph during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Room 150 of the 41 Motel is where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyRoom 150 of the 41 Motel is where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Exterior of the 41 Motel where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White were reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyExterior of the 41 Motel where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White were reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
Paul Shah, manager of the Motel 41, speaks with a reporter about fugitives Casey White and Vicky White that were hiding out in room 150 of his motel in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyPaul Shah, manager of the Motel 41, speaks with a reporter about fugitives Casey White and Vicky White that were hiding out in room 150 of his motel in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
The Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyThe Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerTimothy D. Easley
The Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Timothy D. EasleyThe Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey
Escaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan BuseyEscaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey/TimesDaily
Escaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan Busey/TimesDailyEscaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey
Escaped inmate Casey White arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan BuseyEscaped inmate Casey White arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailerDan Busey
Escaped inmate Casey White, right, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
Dan BuseyEscaped inmate Casey White, right, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
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