Years before Casey White and Vicki White captured national headlines for their infamous prison break and attempt to evade law enforcement, Casey was already known by police in North Alabama as a career criminal.
One retired member of law enforcement, former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely, recalled one of his many interactions with White in the recently released Netflix documentary, Jailbreak: Love on the Run.
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On the night of December 1, 2015, Casey fired multiple shots into a house, killing a dog while violently pursuing an ex-girlfriend. Later that evening, White went to another house and attempted to force the resident to give him money, but the resident told White he had none. Half an hour after leaving the second home, White attempted unsuccessfully to hijack an 18-wheeler.
When that effort failed, he tried to steal another person’s vehicle, but they refused to give up their keys. White then shot into the car several times, striking the driver. After two failed attempts to commandeer a vehicle, White eventually robbed a man at gunpoint, taking his car. He then led police on a chase south on U.S. 31, which ended after the vehicle he was driving got stuck in a field.
A standoff ensued.
White, who by this point was very familiar with Blakely, told law enforcement he wanted to speak to the sheriff.
When the veteran officer arrived at the field, White was holding two guns to his head and threatening to kill himself.
“I’m like, ‘Casey, put those dang guns down,’ and he’s like, ‘Mike, call Momma, tell her I love her.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh Casey, nobody’s going to die here tonight,’” recounted Blakely.
As the conversation unfolded, White made a request of Blakely.
“Can someone get me a Sun Drop?”
The sheriff, somewhat surprised, agreed to get Casey the soda.
“You want a Sun Drop?” Blakely asked.
As soon as the sheriff made good on his offer, Casey surrendered.
“So I gave it to him. He put the guns down.”
White gained his notoriety in April 2022 after he escaped from the Lauderdale County Detention Center with the help of Vicki White, the assistant director of corrections. The two were on the run for 11 days before engaging in a car chase with law enforcement that ended in Evansville, Indiana. Casey White was captured, and Vicki White killed herself.
