Grant Hardin, convicted murderer known as "Devil in the Ozarks," in custody nearly 2 weeks after Arkansas prison escape

A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" has been recaptured nearly two weeks after his escape on May 25 from an Arkansas prison, where he was serving decadeslong sentences for murder and rape, the Izard County Sheriff's Office said.

Grant Hardin escaped the Calico Rock prison by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform, officials have said. 

He had been held at the prison since 2017 after pleading guilty to first-degree murder for fatally shooting 59-year-old James Appleton — a man he allegedly had multiple disputes with, according to the HBO documentary "Devil in the Ozarks." The fatal shooting happened following Hardin's brief time as the police chief of the small town of Gateway, Arkansas.