Alabama inmate Casey White was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his escape from the Lauderdale County Detention Center last year, according to CNN affiliate WAAY. White escaped the facility in April 2022 with corrections officer Vicky White. Investigators have said they believe Casey White and Vicky White, who were not related, met at the jail and developed a clandestine romantic relationship. Casey White was taken into custody, and Vicky White died of what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Casey White still faces murder charges for the 2015 death of Connie Ridgeway, and a trial is set for August.

Source: CNN June 09, 2023 01:17 UTC