A manhunt was underway on Thursday, June 4, and a $40,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the capture of two “armed and dangerous” inmates who escaped a North Carolina jail.
The FBI said Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott, who were being held on multiple state drug trafficking and gun-related charges, disappeared at 2 p.m. on June 3 from the Vance County Detention Center in Henderson, near the North Carolina-Virginia state line, about 45 miles north of Raleigh.
The FBI said both men were familiar with one another prior to their arrests and may be traveling together or separately.
Both are considered armed and dangerous and are not to be approached.
“We are asking the public to check home surveillance video or trail/hunting camera images to assist in real-time tracking of the escapees,” the FBI Charlotte Field Office posted on X. “We also ask everyone to lock your vehicles, close your garage doors, and lock up your sheds.”
Photos of escaped inmates Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott
The FBI Charlotte Field Office was searching for two armed inmates who escaped a North Carolina jail on June 3, 2026, and are offering a $40,000 reward leading to their capture.
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Reward offered for capture of North Carolina escaped inmates
The FBI and the Vance County Crime Stoppers are offering a reward up to $40,000 to locate and capture the escaped prisoners − up to $20,000 for each inmate.
Anyone with information about the escaped inmates’ whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 252- 492-1925.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Manhunt in NC after ‘dangerous’ inmates escape jail near Virginia
