VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. —

Casey White waived his extradition at a hearing Tuesday, paving the way for his return to Lauderdale County, Alabama, one day after being captured in Indiana.

White, who escaped from jail with the help of ex-deputy Vicky White, was taken into custody following a short police chase on Monday. Officials say Casey White surrendered and Vicky White may have ended her own life during the pursuit.

The arrests ended a nationwide manhunt that began April 29.

White appeared at the extradition hearing via video wearing a bright yellow prison shirt and pants, ankles and hands shackled before him. The judge told him he could waive extradition, telling him it "simply means you want to go back to Lauderdale County and get this resolved." The judge said if he didn't waive extradition, an extradition hearing would be held in 30 days, and authorities from Alabama would come to confirm his identity. The judge said the process would take up to six months.

"I'm waiving my rights," White told the judge. "I'm going back to Alabama."

Police chase

Authorities are releasing new details of the final moments of Monday's police chase.

As Casey White tried to drive away from pursuing officers in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, his passenger — the former corrections officer Vicky White — indicated during a call with police dispatchers she had a gun, a sheriff said Tuesday.

By the time the chase ended in a wreck and officers approached the car, Vicky White "was unconscious with a gunshot wound to her head, and (Casey White) gave up without incident," Dave Wedding, sheriff of Indiana's Vanderburgh County, told CNN on Tuesday.

Authorities preliminarily "believe that she may have taken her own life, but we will wait until the coroner's office examines the body to make a confirmation," Wedding said.

How it started

The manhunt began April 29 after Vicky White, the assistant director of corrections for the jail in Lauderdale County, told co-workers she was taking Casey White, who was awaiting trial in a capital murder case, from the jail for a mental health evaluation. There was no such appointment.

Casey White was serving a 75-year prison sentence for attempted murder and other charges at the time of his escape. He was awaiting trial in the stabbing of a 58-year-old woman during a burglary in 2015. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

Federal and local law enforcement officials also learned Casey White threatened to kill his former girlfriend and his sister in 2015 and said "that he wanted police to kill him," the Marshals Service said.

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A warrant was issued on May 2 for Vicky Sue White charging her with permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree.

Vicky White’s family members and co-workers said they were stunned. Singleton said it appeared the plan had been in the works for some time. Jail inmates said the two had a special relationship and she gave Casey White better treatment than other inmates.

In the past several months, she bought a rifle and a shotgun and also was known to have a handgun, Keely said. She also sold her house — for about half of market value — and bought a 2007 orange Ford Edge that she stashed at a shopping center without license plates.

"This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A lot of preparation went into this. They had plenty of resources, had cash, had vehicles," Singleton said.

On what Vicky White said would be her last day at work, video showed the pair went from the jail to the shopping center, where they picked up the Ford and left, Singleton said. Their flight was not discovered for much of the day.

CNN and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

He might just take Uncle Roy for a spin today. Oh, Uncle Roy went to Heaven just over a year ago, but his spirit remains, right there inside the old 1985 Ford F-150 pickup truck.

With the wind on his face and gospel music in his soul, Bradley Bozeman might just honor his uncle while crying a little bit more.

It was a special Father’s Day for the former Crimson Tide offensive lineman. It was Bradley’s first Father’s Day, as his 5-month-old son Brody lights up his world.

And on Friday, two days before Father's Day, as Bradley and his son and his wife, Nikki, celebrated their wonderful life, they took Uncle Roy for a spin.

Roy Lipham was a marvelous man who lived in Newell, Alabama. A small parcel of land near the Georgia border, Roy loved his life and his Lord. Roy was married to his wife, Ann, for 51 years. He loved making windmills and crosses and stone churches.

As he grew, Bradley Bozeman loved spending time with Uncle Roy, his smooth voice comforting Bradley. Roy’s peanut brittle and pound cakes were the best ever, and Roy’s old F-150 pickup was Bradley Bozeman’s happy place, its rust giving it character as Bradley bounced in the front seat on hot summer days.

It was a few mornings ago when the handyman walked down the Bozeman’s long driveway outside Charlotte, North Carolina. Bradley was relaxing after his voluntary workouts, and mini-camp with the Carolina Panthers — the grind of fall camp will begin soon. Nikki summoned Bradley to the driveway. It was about to be the best Father’s Day ever.

He was stunned, he was speechless, he was bewildered.

“Happy Father’s Day,” said Nikki as the man dropped the truck keys in Bradley’s palm.

Nikki had known for years that Bradley loved that Ford F-150. When family members called and offered the truck to Nikki, she kept the news a secret.

The wind was warm as it drifted through the truck. Bradley turned on the radio as he took the truck for a drive around the neighborhood, a gospel music station somehow finding its way to the radio. Bradley's heart jumped as he heard the gospel music.

He thought of his 5-month-old son and his 92-year-old uncle, who died on June 7, 2022. The 300-pound NFL offensive lineman wept while driving.

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Bozeman has just signed a lucrative contract extension, but money’s never been his thing. Bradley is a country boy who loves his family and loves his hometown of Roanoke, Alabama. He also loves his Ford F-150 pickup truck, rust and all.

"My Uncle Roy was one of the most amazing men that God put on Earth," Bradley said. "To be able to roll the window down and ride in his truck was truly something special. When the radio clicked on, and gospel music was playing, I knew he was saying, ‘I’m right here.'"

Bozeman might just take Uncle Roy for a spin today. While Roy is in Heaven, his spirit fills the truck, and that makes Bradley feel blessed.

It was a Father's Day full of gratitude and memories for Bradley Bozeman. While his family celebrated a special day, the family knows the old 1985 Ford F-150 will always be waiting right outside.

CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. —

Severe weather turned deadly and caused devastating damage across the Deep South on Thursday.

A series of tornadoes hatched by early spring “super cell” storms tore across Alabama and moved into Georgia, causing five deaths and leaving wrecked homes, splintered trees, crumpled businesses.

There were more than a dozen tornado reports across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi on Thursday.

Chainsaws buzzed through fallen trees, stunned residents dug in the rubble that had been their homes, and neighbors rushed in to help on Friday.

The National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Alabama, initially issued a "tornado emergency" for areas just south and east of the city, in Shelby and Jefferson counties, indicating there is a tornado that could have a potentially significant impact to human life and catastrophic destruction to property.

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The coroner in Calhoun County, Alabama, confirmed the deaths of five people who were killed in a tornado Thursday afternoon.

According to Coroner Pat Brown, four of the victims lived in Ohatchee and included a family of three who were in a wooden home and a man who was in a mobile home. A fifth person was killed in a mobile home in Wellington.

Brown identified them Friday as Joe Wayne Harris, 74; Barbara Harris, 69; Ebonique Harris, 28; Emily Myra Wilborn, 72; and James William Geno, 72, Al.com reported.

In Pelham, Cesar Villaseñor, 22, was in a van with his boss when they were caught in a potential tornado. They were trying to get to shelter at his boss' house, Villaseñor said.

"We were literally half a mile from his house and everything was all clear. Out of nowhere, it starts raining and I started recording — everything starts going to hell basically," he said. "I was like, this is probably it. I'm probably dead. At one point, the van was shaking really bad to the point that I thought it was like to flip over. I was just shaking. I couldn't control my hands."

Between 30 and 50 homes or structures were damaged in Pelham, Alabama, according to a tweet from the local police department.

Alex McNair, owner of Corefit Strong in Pelham told CNN his gym was practically destroyed by a tornado.

"The roof was lifted off, bricks were thrown through the windows of our garage doors, debris tossed inside the gym, our HVAC unit was ripped off our roof, glass thrown throughout the gym, our flooring is destroyed, along with other roof and structural damage to other parts of the building," McNair wrote to CNN. But, he said what was most important is that no one is hurt.

Police in Helena also reported major damage. All phone lines to the police department were down, the department said on Twitter, urging residents to call 911 if they needed assistance.

A tornado had ripped a house completely off its foundation and deposited it 100 feet from where it was originally located in Shelby, Alabama.

Residents were rummaging through the debris with flashlights in the dark in hopes of salvaging some of their possessions. Broken furniture and a red tractor all lay piled in a heap.

This was also an animal rescue center housing over 50 horses and several dozen goats and sheep. With the fences gone the animals were wandering around in a disoriented way. There is now a massive effort to save these animals.

All the trees around the home have been obliterated. And the two elderly people that lived there were with unknown injuries to a local veterans hospital, officials said.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office shared the following update after Thursday's tornado strike:

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Further north, in Florence, about 130 miles north of Birmingham, a police officer was transported to a local hospital after he was struck by lightning, the police department said on Twitter. Officers were able to provide first aid at the scene, and the officer was conscious and responsive.

At one point, more than 26,000 Alabama customers were without power, according to poweroutages.us.

The Associated Press contributed.