Overview

• Grant Hardin, a 56-year-old former police chief, escaped from the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at approximately 3:40 PM.
• Hardin is serving a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder and an additional sentence for rape, including his guilty plea in 2019 to two counts of rape from a 1997 incident.
• Authorities describe Hardin as a 6-foot-tall, 259-pound Caucasian male and have issued a wanted notice to the public.
• A multi-agency manhunt involving local, state, and federal law enforcement is underway to locate and apprehend Hardin.
• Officials are urging the public to remain vigilant and report any information about Hardin's whereabouts to local law enforcement immediately.