Manhunt Intensifies for Escaped Arkansas Inmate and Former Police Chief Grant Hardin

A statewide manhunt is underway for Grant Hardin, a 56-year-old former police chief convicted of murder and rape, who escapes from the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday afternoon. Hardin, who is serving a combined 80-year sentence, manages to flee the facility by disguising himself in a makeshift law enforcement uniform.

Authorities report that Hardin is last seen around 3:40 p.m. on May 25, pushing a cart of utility supplies while wearing the counterfeit uniform. Surveillance footage captures him exiting through. . .