Prison break inmate and jailer were prepared for shootout, says sheriff

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in April 2022 shows Casey Cole White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said that Vicky White disappeared while escorting inmate Casey Cole White, being held on capital murder charges, in Florence, Ala.. The inmate is also missing. (U.S. Marshals Service, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

A murder suspect and his jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week after walking out of an Alabama prison were carrying 29,000 dollars (£23,000) in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle and were prepared for a shootout when they were captured, a sheriff has said.

Escaped convict Casey White showed no remorse over the death of jail official Vicky White, who was found mortally wounded with a gun in her hand on Monday after a brief car chase, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said.