Capital murder suspect Casey White's attorneys want him moved from Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer to the Cullman County jail.
Casey White, the hulking capital murder suspect who escaped from the Lauderdale County jail earlier this year, will be transferred from a state prison to a county jail if a judge signs off on the move.
Attorneys for White on Friday filed a motion to transfer White – whose escape from the Florence jail in April with the help of a jail official led to an 11-day manhunt before his capture in Indiana – from Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer to the Cullman County jail.The motion said Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly as well as Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton and Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry raised no objections to the transfer. Lauderdale County Circuit Judge Benjamin Graves must approve the transfer before it can take place. One of White’s attorneys, Mark McDaniel, said the move was necessary to help the Huntsville-based defense team prepare for trial. White is scheduled for trial in December in Lauderdale County on the capital murder charge. The escape of White – who is 6-foot-9 and weighs about 330 pounds – became a national story when he left the Lauderdale jail in the custody of Vicki White, a jail administrator. Casey White and Vicki White, no relation, were on the run together before Casey White’s capture in Evansville, Indiana on May 9. Vicki White took her own life as law enforcement closed in, Indiana authorities said.The capital murder case in December stems from the murder of Connie Ridgeway of Rogersville in 2015. White was charged in her death in 2020 and was in the Lauderdale jail awaiting trial when he escaped. Following the escape, White has been charged with felony murder in the death of Vicki White. No trial date has been set in that case. “The trial preparation for Casey White’s capital murder case and felony murder case is extensive,” McDaniel said. “Communication with our client is critical in our preparation. All members of the defense team have worked diligently on this transfer motion. And we certainly maintain the transfer of Casey White is in the best interest of justice.” Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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