Manhunt: FBI Offers Reward as Sheriff Warns Escaped Inmates May Have Help
Summary
Two inmates, Michael Lewis Miles Jr. and Lishawn Knott, escaped from the Vance County Detention Center in North Carolina on June 3. Authorities are conducting a multi-agency manhunt, offering up to $40,000 to anyone who provides information leading to their capture, and warn the public that the escapees are armed and dangerous.Key Facts
- The inmates escaped at about 2 p.m., captured on surveillance video running inside the detention center.
- Officials believe the escape was planned, and the men were picked up by waiting vehicles with help from an outside network.
- Michael Lewis Miles Jr. is 33 years old, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with black and brown eyes and a neck tattoo.
- Lishawn Knott is 21 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 160 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, with multiple face tattoos including a large cross on his forehead.
- Both were held on multiple drug trafficking and gun-related charges when they escaped.
- The search has extended beyond North Carolina, including neighboring Virginia, with the FBI assisting local and state law enforcement.
- Digital billboards showing the fugitives' photos are displayed across North Carolina to help find them.
- The sheriff warns anyone assisting the fugitives that they will face serious legal consequences and advises residents to secure their homes and report any suspicious activity immediately.
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