Casey White sentenced to life for 2022 escape from Alabama jail with female corrections officer
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By Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — 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.
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White was serving a 75-year prison term for an array of charges from 2015, including attempted murder, and he was awaiting a capital murder trial when he escaped in April 2022.
By Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — 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.
Casey White pleaded guilty to first-degree escape, a surprise move in a case that one defense attorney called “very unusual.” His 11-day jailbreak led to a manhunt.
An Alabama convicted murderer who escaped from jail with the help of a female officer he was romantically linked to was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
