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.

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

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.

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 ...

Grant Hardin was let out of a secure gate at the North Central Unit near Calico Rock while dressed in a makeshift uniform.

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 ...

A federal charge filed against Grant Hardin — the Arkansas inmate whose prison escape sparked a major manhunt — has officially been dismissed.Federal court records from the Eastern District of ...

Officials said a kitchen supervisor left Grant Hardin alone on a loading dock and a tower guard let him out the gates.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...