Car Wash Owner Says He Called Cops About Fugitives’ Truck A Week Ago

EVANSVILLE, Ind.–The owner of the Evansville car wash where the Ford F-150 the Alabama fugitives had been using was found, says he called police about the truck after discovering it abandoned in one of the car wash bays last Tuesday.

James Stinson, in an interview with News Nation TV, said his first thoughts were that the truck might be related to escaped convict Casey White and guard Vicky White.

“I come back, I walk up to the truck. I notice the windows are down and my first thought is could be this guy from Alabama,” he said. “He might be in there asleep, passed out, suicide or whatever. I’m kinda nervous about it. So, I looked over in the truck. Nobody’s in it. I open the door. The keys are in the ignition. The truck starts right up. So, I know there wasn’t anything wrong with it.”

Stinson said he called police, who came out and ran the tag. He told News Nation the police said there was nothing they could do since the truck had not been reported stolen.

He had the truck towed.

“Yesterday (Sunday) the U.S. marshals called me from Alabama. They asked me, said did you have a car towed from your car wash. I said, yes I did. And, I said it’s got to do with that guy from Alabama. He said, yeah, we’re pretty sure it is.”

He was able to show marshals video from his surveillance cameras that showed the 6 ft. 9, 330 lb. Casey White getting out of the truck and being picked up by a woman, presumably Vicky White.

That led to police and marshals investigating and eventually spotting and chasing the couple. Vicky White shot herself after the couple wrecked. Casey White surrendered.