Reward Offered in Ongoing Search for Escaped Inmates Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott
June 5, 2026 - New digital billboards are going up across North Carolina to expand the ongoing search for two escaped inmates. A combined reward of up to $40,000—which includes $30,000 from the FBI—is offered for information leading to their arrests.
Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott are both considered armed and dangerous.
Miles and Knott were in the Vance County Detention Center being held for multiple state drug trafficking and gun related charges when they escaped on June 3, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m.
The Vance County Sheriff's Office, the FBI, the SBI, the Henderson Police Department and other law enforcement partners are developing and following leads, collecting and exploiting surveillance video, interviewing witnesses, associates, family members of the escapees, and conducting sophisticated court authorized investigative techniques to capture them.
Miles is 33 years old, 6’0”, approximately 180 lbs., with black and brown eyes and a prominent neck tattoo.
Knott is 21 years old, 5' 11", approximately 160 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes with numerous face tattoos including a large cross on his forehead.
If you see Miles and Knott, do not approach them. Call 911 or the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925.
Resources
FBI Charlotte
Public Affairs Specialist Shelley Lynch
charlottemedia@fbi.gov
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
