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The federal case against Grant Hardin, an inmate who escaped from a north Arkansas prison in May and was caught by ...
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, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," made his first court appearance through a video call on June 17, according ...
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A former Arkansas police chief convicted of rape and murder has been apprehended after a brazen prison escape that led to nearly two weeks on the run. Grant Hardin, 56, was taken into custody Friday ...
A former police chief serving 50 years in prison for rape and murder pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge that he escaped ...
IZARD COUNTY, Ark. – Escaped inmate Grant Hardin made his first court appearance since his recapture after a 12-day long ...
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.
A convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has pleaded not guilty to a charge stemming ...
A job in a prison kitchen apparently helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving time for murder and rape, plot his ...
The report says that Hardin appeared via Zoom, waived his formal arraignment, and entered a plea of not guilty.
Grant Hardin is serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape. He was the subject of the TV documentary “Devil in the Ozarks.