CALICO ROCK, Ark. — On June 6, the Stone County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Grant Hardin, the escaped inmate and convicted murderer who was once the police chief of a small Arkansas town, has been found and taken into custody.

Officials said he was captured around 3:45 p.m. on Friday.

Hardin escaped the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on Sunday, May 25, in broad daylight, according to ADC. His escape unsettled communities across the state due to his intense criminal history involving rape and murder. Hardin was also a former police chief and had an extensive background in law enforcement.

When Hardin escaped, cameras captured him leaving through the sally port of the prison wearing a makeshift uniform. Since his escape, Izard County officials have held continuous vehicle checkpoin

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