The former Arkansas police chief who escaped prison on Sunday may have an “edge” compared to other escapees due to his past in law enforcement, experts say.

Cheryl Tillman, whose brother James Appleton was killed by Hardin in 2017, said she and other relatives are alarmed by Hardin's escape since they were witnesses in his court proceedings.

Hardin pleaded guilty in 2017 to first-degree murder for the killing of James Appleton, 59. Appleton worked for the Gateway water department when he was shot in the head Feb. 23, 2017, near Garfield.

The fired officers’ names weren't released. Hardin was serving an 80-year combined prison sentence. He first pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder of James Appleton, a water department employee.

On June 6, Hardin was captured just a mile-and-a-half west of the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas, according to state Department of Corrections spokesperson Rand Champion. He ...

The FBI announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to Hardin's arrest. The prison escape comes as authorities in Louisiana are also searching for escaped inmates.

On May 25, a convicted murderer and former police chief escaped the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas. Grant Hardin, 56, was convicted of first degree murder and two counts rape ...

ORIGINAL: A former Arkansas police chief who was incarcerated on murder and rape charges is still at large after escaping from prison this weekend, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said in a ...

Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a job in the prison kitchen played a role in the escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Grant Hardin, 56, was ...

CALICO ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a job in the prison kitchen played a role in the weekend escape of a convicted former police chief known as the "Devil in the ...

Escape into rough terrain Cheryl Tillman, whose brother James Appleton was killed by Hardin in 2017, said she and other relatives are alarmed by Hardin's escape since they were witnesses in his ...