Recaptured Alabama Escapee Ordered to Provide DNA Sample

Recaptured Alabama Escapee Ordered to Provide DNA Sample
Escaped inmate Casey White arrives after waiving extradition in Indiana, at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., on May 10, 2022. Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP
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FLORENCE, Ala.—A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days with the help of an Alabama jail official was ordered to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors.

Lauderdale County District Judge Carole C. Medley did not cite a reason why the sample was needed from Casey White, but she approved the state’s request in an order Wednesday, records show.