UNC deletes "Pride" post | Violent criminals escape Vance Co. jail | $33+ million meth bust - illegal alien?
No. 179 — Jun. 1-Jun. 6, 2026
A major drug bust near the border of Cary and Raleigh has resulted in the arrest of a “Texas man” and the seizure of tens of millions of dollars worth of meth, but is the arrestee yet another illegal alien?
The UNC Tar Heels athletics account deleted a post for “Pride Month,” but is the LGBTQ agenda really dead at the state’s flagship university?
Two criminals with a history of violence remain at large after escaping Vance County jail where they were being held without bond on charges including drug trafficking and organizing a shooting, respectively; authorities say they received help from the outside.
“Texas man” linked to $33+ million meth bust may be illegal alien
Texas man found with more than $16 million worth of meth in Wake County: Sheriff - CBS17
A “Texas man” charged with trafficking methamphetamine in a multi-state conspiracy may be an illegal alien, according to court documents.
On Wednesday, an operation at a location near the intersection of I-40 and NC 54 involving the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Cary Police Department resulted in the seizure of 122 pounds of methamphetamine, with another 124 pounds seized in a follow-up raid in Dallas, Texas.
Jonathan Pena, 31, a resident of Texas, faces three counts of trafficking in methamphetamine and one count of conspiring to traffic methamphetamines, with the court documents citing at least one “unknown Hispanic male” conspirator.
According to a court document, a magistrate “was unable to determine if [Pena] is a legal resident or citizen of the United States” after “an inquiry of the defendant” and the “examination of relevant documents.” Another court document identifies Pena as having an out-of-state criminal history including crimes such as assault inflicting bodily injury and impaired driving.
However, the court record does not show Pena as subject to an ICE detainer; he is currently in Wake County jail under a $2 million secured bond.
UNC Athletics deletes “Pride” post under non-politicization policy
UNC Athletics celebrated Pride month in social media post. Now, it’s deleted. - N&O
The UNC-Chapel Hill athletics account on X/Twitter removed a pro-LGBTQ “Pride Month” post after pushback, citing the UNC System’s equality policy requiring institutional neutrality, which was adopted in 2024 as a replacement for a previous policy requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The now-deleted post read “The Tar Heels are for everyone 🐏” with a graphic featuring not only the rainbow of the traditional Pride Flag on a UNC-CH pattern, but also blue and pink to represent transgenderism as well as black and brown to represent non-whiteness.
Although this particular post may have been identified as violating policy by weighing in on a “view of social policy” or one of the “political controversies of the day,” LGBTQ is actively praised and promoted by UNC-CH, as represented by the continuing existence of the university’s LGBTQ Center.
The 2026 website of the UNC LGBTQ Center not only provides “resources” to promote a plethora of “intersection[al]” identities, but also showcases an annual “Lavender Graduation” and includes recognition of “awareness days” in the past month such as “International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia” and “Harvey Milk Day.”
(Harvey Milk was a California politician who continues to be celebrated as an “iconic civil rights leader” by groups like the UNC LGBTQ Center despite the fact that he is known to have engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy who was less than half his age).
$40k reward for violent criminals who escaped Vance jail with outside help
Vance County jail escapees were given ride after breakout, are still being assisted on the run: Sheriff - CBS17
Reward of up to $40K offered, billboards go up in search for escaped Vance County inmates - ABC11
Search for escaped Vance County inmates stretches into 3rd day - WRAL
Two North Carolina inmates escaped from a problem-ridden jail. What’s Vance County doing about it? - WRAL
Former Vance County Jail employee sees ‘red flags’ in surveillance video - WRAL
A reward of up to $40,000 is being offered in relation to the capture of two convicted felons who escaped from the Vance County Detention Center who are believed to have escaped with outside help, and remain at large.
Video shared by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office shows Michael Lewis Miles, 33, and LiShawn Knott, 21, running down a hallway in their orange jumpsuits as they broke out.
“We know they planned their escape in advance,” said Sheriff Curtis R. Brame. “They were picked up nearby, and they are being helped while they are on the run.”
Miles’ prior convictions include assault, possession of a firearm by a felon, robbery, larceny of dogs, breaking and entering, and possession of stolen goods, while Knott had been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and inciting to riot.
At the time of his escape, Miles was being held without bond on numerous charges including fifteen drug/trafficking counts relating to marijuana, fentanyl, heroin, meth, etc., while Knott was being held without bond on more violent charges including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and rioting for allegedly organizing a shooting in a parking lot earlier this year, as well as possession of a stolen car, possession of schedule VI drugs, and possession of a firearm by a felon when he was caught three days later.
Miles and Knott are considered armed and dangerous; anyone with knowledge of their whereabouts is encouraged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925.
At the height of DEI craziness had to hire another employee. I was told by HR to “think outside the box when hiring “. I responded, if I am laying on the operating table getting open-heart surgery, do I want to look up and realize that you hired the best and the brightest, or someone who identified as a unicorn. They never responded to my question. A couple months later, I retired. :-)