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 ...

The fallout continues after the escape of convicted killer grant hardin—an incident that sparked a 12-day manhunt and left serious questions about prison securi ...

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.

Two DOC employees fired after inmate Grant Hardin's escape exposes security failures. ... His disappearance triggered a massive two-week manhunt through the rugged terrain of the Ozarks, with ...

The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform, officials said.

Grant Hardin, a former Arkansas police chief and inmate, escaped the North Central Unit on May 25, according to officials. He's considered extremely dangerous. Skip Navigation.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...