Casey White remains in state prison, serving a 75-year sentence for convictions dating to a 2015 crime spree. He is also being held on a capital murder charge and is scheduled to go to trial in December.
The district attorney, Chris Connolly, cited “overwhelming evidence” to support the escape charge and moved to drop the case against White with plans later this month to present it to the grand jury and obtain an indictment, according to the motion filed Thursday.District Judge Carole Medley granted the prosecutor’s motion 24 minutes after it was filed, according to court records.
White remains in state prison, serving a 75-year sentence for convictions dating to a 2015 crime spree. He is also being held on a capital murder charge and is scheduled to go to trial in December. Defense attorneys for White, led by Huntsville’s Mark McDaniel, objected to the canceling of the preliminary hearing – arguing that it would hinder their client’s efforts to in “effectively building his defense” on both the capital murder charge and the escape charge.White was the subject of a nationwide manhunt last month after escaping from the Lauderdale County jail with assistance from Vicky White, an assistant corrections director at the jail.
The two, who were not related, were on the run for 11 days before Casey White was captured in Evansville, Indiana. Vicky White took her own life with a gunshot to the head as police closed in. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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