Authorities with the Arkansas Department of Corrections released new information in a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Details released in the investigation into the escape former NWA police chief Grant Hardin:
– Security “lapse” is being further investigated concerning how Hardin got his hands on a fake security outfit and why a guard opened the prison gate.
– The fake uniform has not been found.
– They feel he’s still in the immediate area.
– There was only a 30 minute lapse from his escape to the discovery he was gone.
– Hundreds of law enforcement are involved in the search by ground, drone, and chopper.
– They’ve received numerous tips but no concrete clues.
– The terrain is rural with elevations and caverness areas to hide.
Hardin was convicted of both rape and murder and sentenced to the North Central Correctional Facility in Calico Rock when he escaped on Sunday.