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The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) connected Tuesday released an updated photograph of Grant Hardin, a erstwhile police chief-turned-prisoner who escaped detention connected May 25, arsenic a large-scale manhunt continues adjacent the Ozarks.
Former Gateway Police Department Chief Hardin, 56, fled from the North Central Unit, a medium-security prison, successful Calico Rock that Sunday afternoon, according to ADC. Nicknamed the "Devil successful the Ozarks," Hardin was serving decades successful situation for execution and rape.
"The hunt for escaped inmate Grant Hardin is ongoing arsenic teams proceed to absorption their efforts successful the northbound cardinal Arkansas portion portion investigating tips arsenic they are received," ADC said successful a Tuesday update, on with a photograph showing Hardin with facial hair. "With implicit a week passing since Hardin escaped the North Central Unit, we are releasing a imaginable updated headshot which could bespeak however helium mightiness look today."
The FBI and U.S. Marshals are offering a combined $25,000 for immoderate accusation starring to Hardin's capture. They are asking anyone with accusation to telephone 1-800-CALL-FBI oregon taxable a extremity online astatine tips.fbi.gov.
ADC shared a caller photograph of Grant Hardin connected Tuesday showing him with facial hairsbreadth since helium has been connected the tally for implicit a week. (ADC)
It took little than 30 minutes for situation officials to announcement that Hardin had disappeared from prison. Photos that the Stone County Sheriff's Office posted to societal media amusement Hardin wearing an ADC-style azygous during his flight done a sally port, though ADC communications manager Rand Champion said the azygous helium was wearing was not official.
Hardin has ties to Garfield, Eureka Springs, Holiday Island and Huntsville, according to the FBI.
A photograph that the Stone County Sheriff's Office posted to societal media shows Hardin wearing an ADC-style azygous during his flight done a sally port. (Stone County Sheriff's Office)
Champion said during a quality league past week that authorities are reasonably assured successful the way they judge Hardin took erstwhile helium escaped and his existent location. He added that the nationalist should presume Hardin is "a precise unsafe individual," and determination is simply a hazard helium whitethorn perpetrate much crimes portion helium is connected the run.
Hardin was sentenced to 30 years for murder positive further clip for rape.
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Corrections are searching for an inmate, who is simply a erstwhile constabulary chief, that they said escaped from its North Central Unit. (Arkansas Department of Corrections )
He pleaded blameworthy to the 2017 murder of James Appleton, 59, a metropolis h2o worker who was recovered changeable successful the look wrong his enactment truck, KNWA reported. While Hardin was being booked into the authorities situation astir that time, officials submitted his DNA illustration into a database. His DNA linked him to the rape acold lawsuit of a teacher successful 1997, the outlet reported.
‘DEVIL IN THE OZARKS’ WHO ESCAPED PRISON LIKELY STILL IN ARKANSAS AREA: OFFICIALS
Hardin ended up pleading blameworthy successful that lawsuit successful 2019, according to KNWA.
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The erstwhile constabulary chief's flight came 2 days aft 10 prisoners escaped a correctional installation successful New Orleans, 8 of whom person since been recaptured portion 2 stay astatine large.
Hardin is described arsenic a 6-foot White male, weighing astir 259 pounds.
Fox News' Stepheny Price and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Audrey Conklin is simply a integer newsman for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com oregon connected Twitter astatine @audpants.
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