Rand Champion, director of communications for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, told NewsNation June 3 that the mountainous terrain of the Ozarks has made the search difficult. "We’ve got ...

Champion said Hardin was gone for about 20 minutes when an officer noticed he was missing. 'Devil in the Ozarks' killer: Why was it so hard to find Grant Hardin?

A photo from surveillance footage showed Hardin wearing the outfit and pushing a loaded cart as he escaped. Champion said Hardin was gone for about 20 minutes when an officer noticed he was missing.

Hardin briefly attempted to run from officers when he saw them approach, but he was quickly tackled to the ground, said Rand Champion, a spokesperson for the Arkansas prison system.

Hardin escaped prison through a sally sport, wearing a makeshift ADC-style uniform, ADC communications director Rand Champion said last week, noting the uniform he was wearing was not official.

Rand Champion, a department spokesperson, said officials are focusing their search on the north-central Arkansas region where the prison is located.

Rand Champion, a department spokesperson, said officials are focusing their search on the north-central Arkansas region where the prison is located.

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles from the prison he escaped from following a nearly two-week-long manhunt.

Rand Champion, director of communications for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, told NewsNation June 3 that the mountainous terrain of the Ozarks has made the search difficult. "We’ve got to try ...

Champion said search teams had looked through the area before but couldn't fully investigate because of the high water. Authorities capture Arkansas prison escapee Grant Hardin near Moccasin Creek ...

Rand Champion, a department spokesperson, said officials are focusing their search on the north-central Arkansas region where the prison is located.