Hardin escaped the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on Sunday, May 25, in broad daylight, according to ADC. His escape unsettled communities across the state due to his intense criminal history involving rape and murder. Hardin was also a former police chief and had an extensive background in law enforcement.

According to a statement from the Izard County Sheriff's Office in Izard County, Ar., as of Friday, June 6th, 2025, at approximately 3:45 PM, escaped inmate Grant Hardin has been apprehended, and the public is no longer in danger.

Convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin, a former police chief, has been recaptured after a nearly two-week manhunt. Hardin was apprehended shortly after 3 p

Cold-blooded Grant Hardin outwitted America's top lawmen for over two weeks after escaping from prison after he disguised himself in a "makeshift" law enforcement uniform

The Arkansas Democrat Gazette first reported that Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert J. Hammons wrote in a criminal complaint filed in federal district court Friday that Hardin had left the state based on “credible information” and the inability to find him within a week.

Department of Corrections escapee Grant Hardin has reportedly been caught.Mountain View Police Department has confirmed on the capture on their Facebook post.

A former Arkansas police chief was serving a decadeslong sentence for a brutal rape and a murder when he escaped from a Calico Rock prison ... The ongoing search for Grant Hardin, 56, has sparked ...