On June 6, 2025, officials with the Stone County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Grant Hardin, who was once the police chief of a small Arkansas town, had been found and taken into custody.

CALICO ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Recently recaptured inmate Grant Hardin, who escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, is now in a new prison, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

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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 ...

The former Arkansas police chief who escaped prison disguised as a guard only made it about a mile-and-a-half away from the facility in the 12 days before he was captured, officials said. Convicted ...

On June 10, the Arkansas Board of Corrections discussed the escape and capture of former Gateway police chief Grant Hardin. Officials confirmed a review is ongoing.

Authorities capture Arkansas prison escapee Grant Hardin near Moccasin Creek in Izard County on June 6. Hardin, 56, was serving time for rape and murder. Though Hardin was previously thought to have ...

Grant Matthew Hardin's quiet escape from the North Central Unit prison, and his capture almost two weeks later about a mile and a half from the prison, leave as many questions as answers.

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 ...

Grant Hardin, who was captured June 6, appeared at the hearing via video. He pleaded not guilty to second-degree escape, was found to be indigent and was appointed a public defender.