Grant Hardin, former police chief of the small town of Gateway, Arkansas, who was convicted of murder, has been recaptured after his escape from prison on May 25.

The federal case against Grant Hardin, an inmate who escaped from a north Arkansas prison in May and was caught by authorities earlier this month, has been dismissed, according to court records.

Multiple officials with the Arkansas Department of Corrections and Board of Corrections are set to speak next week at a ...

Grant Hardin, the one-time Arkansas police chief who escaped from prison where he was serving sentences for murder and rape, has been recaptured, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office.

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.

Though Hardin was thought to have left Arkansas, investigators now believe he never got very far from the prison.

A former police chief serving 50 years in prison for rape and murder pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge that he escaped from custody.

Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, at 2:55 p.m. local time on May 25 wearing a "makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement," according to the ...

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.

FBI offers $10,000 reward in manhunt for escaped inmate Grant Hardin 01:49. Officials have been scouring Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped ...

More: Arkansas mayor, murder victim's sister reacts to Grant Hardin's escape How did the Arkansas prisoner escape? Hardin escaped at about 2:55 p.m. on May 25, the Arkansas Department of ...

Grant Hardin, the one-time Arkansas police chief who escaped from prison where he was serving sentences for murder and rape, has been recaptured, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office.