In a high-security Arkansas prison, a 56-year-old male individual named Grant Hardin – who had been there serving lengthy sentences for serious criminal charges, was reported missing on Sunday. Hardin had been in the prevent field prior to his conviction, with a history of service at various law enforcement agencies. The charges against him included rape and premeditated murder, crimes of the most heinous standard. A surprise prison break has set off a chain of events culminating in an intensive manhunt stint, now in its second day in the northern region of Arkansas.
The former chief of police, who earned the grim conviction of rape and murder, had succeeded in leaving a maximum-security prison undetected, under the guise of a fabricated law enforcement uniform. This brazen act launched investigations on Sunday afternoon. The severely shocking escape was made apparent during a routine assessment of inmate presence. As per official statements, Hardin, who was one among roughly a thousand people housed at the North Central Unit based at Calico Rock, managed to stay undetected for nearly a quarter of an hour prior to the alarm being raised.
Mr. Hardin, in his mid-fifties, who once held the esteemed position of police chief in the town of Gateway, located in Arkansas, had taken his leave around the early afternoon, as witnessed by local administrators. The individual in question holds a reputation of extreme danger, further adding to the seriousness of his flight. A photograph disseminated by the Sheriff’s Office in Stone County portrays what has been believed to be Mr. Hardin. In this image, he is seen clad in an ensemble closely resembling a law enforcement uniform, making his way out via a regulated gateway, all the while maneuvering a cart filled with utility supplies.
Upon detailed examination, it has been established that Hardin was donned in an outfit carefully crafted to imitate a law enforcement official during his escape from the North Central Unit. The convicted murderer was found not to be wearing the standardized uniform issued by the Department of Corrections (DOC); moreover, all equipment provided by the DOC has been located and counted for. The Department is busy conducting a thorough investigation that includes interviewing witnesses, retracing the convict’s steps, and analyzing numerous hours of surveillance footage.