US EditionEx-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured
- On June 6, law enforcement authorities apprehended Grant Hardin, an escaped inmate and ex-police chief from Gateway, Arkansas, who was serving long sentences for murder and rape and was infamously nicknamed the "Devil in the Ozarks," near Calico Rock.
- Hardin escaped from the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock on May 25 by impersonating a corrections officer and walking out a secure gate, triggering a nearly two-week manhunt.
- Searchers used bloodhounds, drones, horseback officers, and an elite U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Team to track Hardin in the rugged Ozark Mountains around the prison area.
- Hardin pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was serving a 30-year sentence, with an additional 50-year term for a 1997 rape confirmed by DNA evidence; his identity was verified by fingerprinting after capture.
- Authorities are investigating a verification lapse that allowed Hardin to escape, while officials praised the multi-agency response that safely ended the search without injury.
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Ex-police Chief and Murderer Who Escaped Arkansas Prison Captured After 12-day Manhunt
Grant Hardin, a former Arkansas police chief who was serving time for murder and rape, has been captured after he escaped from prison nearly two weeks ago, according to authorities on Friday. Hardin, 56, was found by law enforcement approximately 1.5 miles west of the prison grounds on June 6, according to a social media post by the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. “His identity was confirmed by fingerprint analysis prior to this announcement noti…
Escaped killer and former police chief captured 1.5 miles from Arkansas prison
Authorities have captured convicted killer and former police chief Grant Hardin after he escaped a jail in Arkansas nearly two weeks ago, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. State law enforcement officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents located Hardin and took him back into custody Friday afternoon, June 6. Authorities found Hardin near Moccasin Creek in Izard County, Arkansas, approximately 1.5 miles west of the North Central Uni…
Caught: Trump Admin Helps Capture Former Arkansas Police Chief Who Escaped Prison While Serving Murder Sentence After Nearly Two Weeks on the Run
The Trump administration is being credited by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) with helping to capture escaped inmate Grant Hardin who was caught Friday afternoon after nearly two weeks on the run less than two miles from where he escaped the North Central Unit located in Calico Rock.
Izard County Sheriff releases more details on capture of escaped prisoner
Photo credit: Arkansas Dept. of Corrections The man who escaped from the from the Arkansas Department of Corrections North Central Unit at Calico Rock nearly two weeks ago, Grant Matthew Hardin, was captured Friday afternoon around 3:45 by agents from the United State Border Patrol. He was found along Moccasin Creek about 1 1/2 miles west of the prison in a wooded area according to Izard County Sheriff Charley Melton. Melton says Hardin had trie…
Escaped ex-police chief recaptured 1.5 miles from his Arkansas prison: Authorities
The former Arkansas police chief who escaped prison while serving a 30-year sentence for murder and rape has been recaptured after nearly two weeks on the run, authorities said. Grant Hardin was captured by law enforcement officials Friday afternoon, approximately 1.5 miles west of the northern Arkansas prison he had escaped, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. His identity was confirmed by fingerprint analysis, the sheriff’s office …
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