Vance County escapees captured in Asheville after manhunt

Two inmates who escaped from the Vance County Detention Center last week are back in custody after a five-day, multi-agency manhunt that stretched across North Carolina.

According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Michael Miles and Lishawn Knott were arrested without incident around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, at a residence on Old Farm School Road in Asheville.

The SBI’s Special Response Team surrounded the home and took both men into custody shortly after midnight…

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