Ex‑Police Chief Escapes Arkansas Prison, Sparks Community Alarm

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Authorities are on high alert after a convicted former police chief, infamously dubbed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” escaped from prison in Arkansas. The dramatic escape has rattled the local community, with officials frantically searching for the dangerous fugitive whose violent past leaves little room for optimism.

foxnews.com / ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ who escaped prison likely still in Arkansas area: officials

Grant Hardin, ex-police chief serving time for murder and rape, escapes Arkansas prison. Officials warn public of his danger as search continues in Stone County.

nypost.com / Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”

cbsnews.com / Arkansas town on edge after ex-police chief convicted of murder escapes prison

Authorities are still searching Arkansas' Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison, leaving the town of Gateway on edge. Ian Lee reports.


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