{"id":48178,"date":"2025-05-27T01:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=48178"},"modified":"2025-05-27T01:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:44:37","slug":"ex-police-chief-serving-time-for-rape-and-murder-escapes-arkansas-prison-wearing-homemade-police-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=48178","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Police Chief Serving Time for Rape and Murder Escapes Arkansas Prison Wearing Homemade Police Uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Gateway, Arkansas police chief Grant Hardin escaped from prison Saturday while serving a 50 and 30-year sentences for rape and first degree murder. According to authorities, Hardin wore a homemade police uniform to escape, wheeling supplies though the yard to fool guards.<\/p>\n

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Excerpt from the New York Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A disgraced ex-Arkansas police chief who was serving 80 years in prison for rape and a shotgun-to-the-head execution escaped from a high-security prison disguised as a cop.<\/p>\n

Grant Hardin, 56, the former police chief of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was seen on security cameras walking out of the North Central Unit prison, in Calico Rock, dressed in what appears to be a homemade law enforcement uniform on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Hardin, who is considered extremely dangerous, used the outfit to sneak through the controlled gate while inconspicuously pushing a cart full of utility materials, according to the Stone County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n

\u2026In 2017, Hardin pleaded guilty to the murder of James Appleton, 59, a Gateway water department employee who was shot in the head at point-blank range with a shotgun while on the phone with his brother-in-law, who was at the time the mayor.<\/p>\n

\u2026While incarcerated, Hardin\u2019s DNA was tested and linked to a 1997 rape case that saw an elementary school teacher sexually assaulted at gunpoint inside a school bathroom while a community church service occured down the hall. <\/p>\n

Hardin pleaded guilty to rape and kidnapping in 2018, with a judge sentencing him to an additional 50 years in jail. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Statement and updates by the Arkansas Department of Corrections, \u201cFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u2013 CALICO ROCK \u2013 On Sunday, May 25, at approximately 3:40 p.m., inmate Grant Hardin, ADC #168541, escaped from the North Central Unit. Anyone with information about inmate Hardin\u2019s whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u2013
CALICO ROCK \u2013 On Sunday, May 25, at approximately 3:40 p.m., inmate Grant Hardin, ADC #168541, escaped from the North Central Unit.
Anyone with information about inmate Hardin\u2019s whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately. pic.twitter.com\/RZZ8I2hMc4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arkansas Department of Corrections (@ADCPIO) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cUPDATE 11:30 p.m.: CALICO ROCK \u2013 As of 11:30 PM on Sunday, May 25, the search for inmate Grant Hardin, ADC # 168541, is ongoing. The search is a joint effort including the Department of Corrections, Arkansas State Police, and local and state law enforcement offices\u2026It 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Arkansas Department of Corrections (@ADCPIO) May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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