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This combo of images released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows the recapture of escaped inmate Grant Hardin, an ex-police chief and convicted killer, by Arkansas law enforcement officers and the U.S. Border Patrol on Friday, near Moccasin Creek in Izard County, about 1.5 miles northwest of Calico Rock prison.

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A former police chief who escaped from an Arkansas prison is captured

by The Associated Press June 7, 2025June 7, 2025

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles from the prison he escaped from following a nearly two-week-long manhunt.

This image provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows Grant Hardin, a former police chief and convicted killer, escaping the North Central Unit prison wearing a disguise in Calico Rock, Ark.

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Ex-police chief sentenced for rape and murder escaped prison disguised as prison guard

by The Associated Press May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Law officers searched Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for an ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him.

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