Escaped Vance County Inmates Captured by SBI Tactical Team in Asheville
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-09T16:39:30.837Z
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Asheville -- June 9, 2026: A multi-agency manhunt ended early Tuesday morning in Western North Carolina as two inmates who escaped from the Vance County Detention Center nearly a week ago were taken into custody.
Asheville -- June 9, 2026: A multi-agency manhunt ended early Tuesday morning in Western North Carolina as two inmates who escaped from the Vance County Detention Center nearly a week ago were taken into custody.Michael Lewis Miles Jr., 33, and Lishawn Knott, 21, were apprehended without incident at approximately 12:20 a.m. at a residence on Old Farm School Road in northeast Asheville, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).A High-Stakes Multi-Agency OperationThe arr