CALICO ROCK – On Sunday, at approximately 2:55 p.m., inmate Grant Hardin, ADC #168541, escaped from the North Central Unit. This has been updated since the original reported time of 3:40 p.m. following review of the surveillance footage, according to a media release from the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
Anyone with information about inmate 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.
On Monday night, officials reported they continue to utilize a variety of means to track Hardin, as well as investigating the events that led up to his escape
It has been determined that Hardin was wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement when he escaped the facility. He was not wearing a Department of Corrections uniform, and all DOC-issued equipment has been accounted for.