Escaped murderer and rapist Grant Hardin was captured by authorities Friday after a days-long manhunt, authorities announced.

Hardin, 56, was captured “approximately 1.5 miles north-northwest” of the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Department, where he escaped on May 26 using a makeshift correctional employee uniform .

Hardin has a background in law enforcement and briefly served as chief of police for Gateway (Benton County). His escape and the subsequent manhunt received national attention.

From our previous reporting:

Hardin has a background in law enforcement. According to a 2018 report by KHBS 40/29 News , he was an officer with police departments in Fayetteville, Huntsville and Eureka Springs from 1990 to 1996. Hardin was elected co

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