{"id":30239,"date":"2025-06-05T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/convicted-murderer-known-as-devil-in-the-ozarks-has-likely-fled-arkansas-after-prison-escape-marshals-say\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:05:11","slug":"convicted-murderer-known-as-devil-in-the-ozarks-has-likely-fled-arkansas-after-prison-escape-marshals-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/convicted-murderer-known-as-devil-in-the-ozarks-has-likely-fled-arkansas-after-prison-escape-marshals-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted murderer known as &#8220;Devil in the Ozarks&#8221; has likely fled Arkansas after prison escape, marshals say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The convicted murderer and former police chief known as the &#8220;Devil in the Ozarks&#8221; may have fled Arkansas after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/grant-hardin-arkansas-prison-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">escaping from prison last month<\/a><\/span>, investigators said in a recently released federal court filing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Little Rock against <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/grant-hardin-prison-escape-arkansas-devil-in-the-ozarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Grant Hardin<\/a><\/span> was released this week. Authorities have said Hardin escaped the Calico Rock prison in Arkansas by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform. Hardin was previously the police chief of the small town of Gateway, Arkansas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/02\/6cc7edf9-9a24-4063-b87c-5ff194f8e3d7\/thumbnail\/620x485\/c6fbc555af62479aac24e2dd97644946\/granthardin.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf#\" alt=\"granthardin.jpg \" height=\"485\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/02\/6cc7edf9-9a24-4063-b87c-5ff194f8e3d7\/thumbnail\/620x485\/c6fbc555af62479aac24e2dd97644946\/granthardin.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/02\/6cc7edf9-9a24-4063-b87c-5ff194f8e3d7\/thumbnail\/1240x970\/e67cb0fbd99bb87b2434ce8cfdff8e22\/granthardin.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Grant Hardin, a former Arkansas Police Chief currently serving 30 years for the murder of James Appleton<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                KFSM<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the complaint, Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert J. Hammons cites two previously publicized unconfirmed sightings of Hardin \u2014 one in central Arkansas and another in southern Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on this information, investigators believe Hardin has fled the state of Arkansas to avoid recapture,&#8221; the filing said. &#8220;He has extensive knowledge of the Ozark Mountain region, where he is believed to be possibly hiding in caves or rugged terrain that he is familiar with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The complaint, first reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2025\/jun\/04\/us-marshals-say-former-police-chief-may-have-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette<\/a>, does not detail any other sightings of Hardin or evidence of him fleeing the state. Arkansas authorities have previously said they&#8217;re focusing on north-central Arkansas and tips of sightings elsewhere so far have not panned out. Heavy rains have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/devil-in-the-ozarks-manhunt-bloodhounds-grant-hardin\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">foiled efforts<\/a><\/span> to use bloodhounds to follow Hardin&#8217;s trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Department of Corrections released a photo of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/grant-hardin-arkansas-escaped-inmate-update-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">how Hardin may look<\/a><\/span> after several weeks on the run. In the edited image, Hardin has facial hair and appears slimmer than in his mugshot &#8220;due to the expected limited supply of food available,&#8221; a department spokesperson told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/03\/ef384a74-d667-4e15-a583-7127ea8199f7\/thumbnail\/620x737\/bbfea2bf4234a6318b96924ea8147fe8\/gsi7q0pwwaa1wkk.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf#\" alt=\"gsi7q0pwwaa1wkk.jpg \" height=\"737\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/03\/ef384a74-d667-4e15-a583-7127ea8199f7\/thumbnail\/620x737\/bbfea2bf4234a6318b96924ea8147fe8\/gsi7q0pwwaa1wkk.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/03\/ef384a74-d667-4e15-a583-7127ea8199f7\/thumbnail\/1240x1474\/11f1645d7f57dcaf4c2a5ec440c4db29\/gsi7q0pwwaa1wkk.jpg?v=bf13c71e7181bf2db128edf777c4aecf 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">New possible image of Grant Hardin released Tuesday by the Arkansas Department of Corrections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Arkansas Department of Corrections<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hardin was serving multiple sentences after he pleaded guilty to both rape and murder, CBS News previously reported. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2017 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. While he was imprisoned in that case, police matched his DNA to samples taken from a 1997 rape case. Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in 2019, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5newsonline.com\/article\/news\/local\/outreach\/back-to-school\/former-police-chief-convicted-murderer-pleads-guilty-to-raping-rogers-teacher-in-1997\/527-accc272d-e94b-4c00-b9cb-6a4ee5e42125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS affiliate KFSM<\/a>, and was sentenced to 25 years for each count.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reward for information that leads to Hardin&#8217;s capture has increased to $25,000, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said, with reward money coming from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.tips.fbi.gov<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br 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