DOC gives update on escaped Calico Rock inmate

The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) has released an update in the continued search for escaped inmate Grant Hardin.The DOC states it has been determined that Hardin was wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement when he escaped the North Central Unit. He was not wearing a Department of Corrections uniform, and all DOC-issued equipment has been accounted for.

Officials continue to utilize a variety of means to track Hardin, as well as investigating the events that led up to his escape. Further updates will be provided as they become available.

Again, Hardin remains at large, and anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately.

In previous Reporting:

The Arkansas Department of Corrections is notifying the public of an escaped inmate Sunday evening from the North Central Unit at Calico Rock.

At approximately 3:40 p.m., inmate Grant Hardin, ADC #168541, escaped from the North Central Unit.

Hardin is 56 years old and is described as a 6 foot tall, 259 pound Caucasian male.

Anyone with information about Hardin’s whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately.

The Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction are working with local, state and federal law enforcement to follow leads.

Hardin has been at the North Central Unit since 2017, serving a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder, as well as an additional sentence for rape. Hardin was the former police chief for the city of Gateway, with a background in law enforcement.

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