Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured
- Law enforcement captured escaped inmate Grant Hardin, a former Gateway police chief and convicted killer, on June 6 near Calico Rock, Arkansas.
- Hardin escaped prison nearly two weeks earlier on May 25 by impersonating a corrections officer, exploiting a verification lapse now under investigation.
- The nearly two-week manhunt included local, state, and federal agencies, with BORTAC providing advanced operational support and tracking dogs aiding the search.
- Hardin had served since 2017 at Calico Rock for a fatal shooting and a 1997 rape, receiving sentences of 30 and 50 years respectively.
- Authorities charged Hardin with escape and unlawful flight, and officials expressed gratitude for coordination, noting Arkansans can now "breathe a sigh of relief.
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The convicted murderer and fugitive from recaptured prison Grant Hardin, known as the "Ozarks Devil", has been transferred to Varner SuperMax prison south-east of Little Rock, Arkansas, announced Saturday by prison authorities. After nearly two weeks of searching the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities recaptured Hardin on Friday, 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) northwest of the prison from which he escaped. Hardin tried briefly to fle…
‘Devil in the Ozarks’ killer, also an ex-police chief, captured after prison escape
A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison he escaped from following a massive, nearly two-week-long manhunt in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced Friday.
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Grant Hardin, sentenced to 30 years, was recaptured after nearly two weeks of escape in Arkansas. He had impersonated prison guard to escape
Former Arkansas Police Chief Recaptured After Prison Break
After more than 10 tense days on the run, Grant Hardin—the former Arkansas police chief turned convicted murderer and rapist—is back. He is behind bars.Hardin, 56, slipped out of prison on May 25 in a makeshift cop uniform. The irony? He once was the law in Gateway, Arkansas. But since 2017, he’s been serving decades-long sentences for shooting city worker James Appleton. He also raped a schoolteacher—crimes described by prosecutors as “evil.”W…
Recaptured Arkansas Prison Escapee Known as the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Sent to Supermax Prison
Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison authorities announced Saturday.
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