The 'Devil in the Ozarks' escaped prison wearing a makeshift uniform before being captured 13 days later just 1.5 miles from the facility, leading to firing of two prison employees.

On June 6, the Stone County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Grant Hardin, the escaped inmate and convicted murderer and rapist who once served as the police chief in Gateway, Arkansas, has been ...

A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" did not have help when he walked out of a north-central Arkansas prison in May, touching off a two-week long manhunt, the head of the state's ...

In 2019, Hardin pleaded guilty and was sentenced to concurrent 25-year prison terms on two charges after a DNA test matched him to the unsolved rape of an elementary school teacher in 1997 in Rogers.

Video: Arkansas escapee Grant Hardin arriving at Varner on June 9. IZARD COUNTY, Ark. – Escaped inmate Grant Hardin made his first court appearance since his recapture after a 12-day long manhunt.

Grant Hardin, a former police chief, escaped from an Arkansas prison and is considered extremely dangerous. Here's what we know over a week after his escape. Author: Nayely Palafox, Spencer Bailey ...

Two DOC employees fired after inmate Grant Hardin's escape exposes security failures by Daniela Dehaghani Tue, July 8th 2025 at 7:44 PM Updated Tue, July 8th 2025 at 10:15 PM 4 ...

Mr. Hardin, 56, who worked in the prison kitchen, exploited his job there to carry out his escape from the prison in Calico Rock, Ark., on May 25, officials said.

Staff errors, complacency led to Grant Hardin’s escape from prison, officials say July 10, 2025 by Brett Barrouquere | Updated July 11, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

CALICO ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) is facing questions in the Arkansas House on Thursday, July 10, over the escape and subsequent manhunt for Grant Hardin, a former ...

Authorities say a bloodhound picked up Grant Hardin’s scent shortly after prison guards learned that he’d slipped past a gate. But the dog lost the scent as heavy rains blew through the area on ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Multiple state prison officials are set to testify in front of a legislative subcommittee about the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin from the North ...