‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Grant Hardin sentenced for escaping Arkansas prison

The person often known as the “Satan within the Ozarks” was sentenced to a different 13 years behind bars after pleading responsible Tuesday to escaping from an Arkansas jail final yr whereas serving an 80-year sentence for rape and homicide.

Grant Hardin, 57, will serve the 13-year sentence for second-degree escape, to run concurrently with the 80 years he’s presently serving, Izard County Sheriff Charley Melton mentioned KAIT8 News.

In keeping with on-line Arkansas Division of Corrections data, Hardin is presently being held on the Varner Supermax in Gould, Arkansas.

The convicted assassin and rapist was captured on June 6, about 1.5 miles northwest of the North Central Unit jail, from which he escaped on Might 25.

Infamous ‘Satan within the Ozarks’ lastly captured weeks after a protracted manhunt that attracted a number of companies

Grant Hardin is being held on the Varner SuperMax in Gould, Arkansas. (Arkansas Division of Corrections)

Hardin had fled the jail by means of a detention heart base round 3 p.m., sporting a makeshift ADC-style uniform, officers mentioned on the time, noting that the uniform he wore was not official.

Hardin escaped from jail by way of a lunge sport, sporting a makeshift ADC-style uniform, ADC communications director Rand Champion mentioned, noting that the uniform he wore was not official. (ADC)

Officers additionally mentioned on the time that Hardin apparently used a black “magic marker” to dye his clothes as a part of his disguise.

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A number of federal, state and native companies had been concerned within the seek for Hardin within the weeks following his escape.

The Arkansas Division of Correction mentioned on the time of Hardin’s arrest that sniffer canines had been in a position to decide up a scent close to Moccasin Creek, and Hardin was apprehended a short while later.

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Hardin was serving an 80-year jail sentence for the 2017 homicide of James Appleton and a 1997 rape case.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Brooke Taylor of Fox Information contributed to this report.