Former police chief known as the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ pleads not guilty to prison escape



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A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” pleaded not guilty to a second-degree escape charge during a hearing held via video on Tuesday, June 17. Grant Hardin was captured on June 6, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the Calico Rock prison, after escaping on May 25.

Hardin escaped by wearing an outfit that resembled a law enforcement uniform, according to authorities.

A jury trial is scheduled for the week of Nov. 5, with a pretrial hearing on Oct. 21.

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