Manhunt underway for escaped inmate from Calico Rock prison

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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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