Escaped Inmates Captured in Asheville, Officials Say
Michael Miles and Lishawn Knott were arrested after a joint investigation by the SBI, the FBI and local authorities, officials said.
- On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agents captured escaped inmates Michael Lewis Miles and Lishawn Shiqwon Knott without incident at a residence on Old Farm School Road in Asheville.
- The pair escaped the Vance County Detention Center on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, while being held on multiple state drug trafficking and gun-related charges.
- A multi-agency investigation involving the FBI and Vance County Sheriff Curtis R. Brame led to their capture, ending a five-day manhunt; authorities had previously offered up to $40,000 for information.
- Miles and Knott are currently being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility, though officials have not released information regarding their first court appearance.
- The SBI continues investigating the circumstances surrounding the initial escape from the Vance County facility while both fugitives remain in custody.
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Manhunt for escaped NC inmates ends at Asheville home
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA)—Two escapees from the Vance County Detention Center were captured early Tuesday morning at a residence in Asheville. The North Carolina SBI's Special Response Team took Michael Miles and Lishawn Knott into custody without incident following a multi-agency investigation. Miles and Knott had been at large since their escape from the Vance County [...]
Escaped inmates captured in Asheville after nearly weeklong manhunt, NCSBI says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Two convicted felons who escaped from the Vance County Detention Center last week and sparked a multi-agency manhunt are back in custody, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday. Michael Miles, 33, and LiShawn Knott, 21, were arrested without incident shortly after midnight at a home on Old [...]
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