Grant Hardin, a former police chief convicted of murder and rape, escaped from the North Central Unit prison in Arkansas by impersonating a corrections officer. He donned clothes that did not resemble standard uniforms, raising concerns about prison security. His escape has caused distress among the relatives of his victims, particularly Cheryl Tillman, whose brother he killed. Authorities have launched a widespread manhunt using helicopters, drones, and tracking dogs. The situation follows a spate of recent jailbreaks, highlighting vulnerabilities in corrections facilities.
Cheryl Tillman, whose brother James Appleton was killed by Hardin in 2017, said she and other relatives are alarmed by Hardin's escape since they were witnesses in his court proceedings. "We were there at his trial when all that went down, and he seen us there, he knows," she told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Rand Champion, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, described the clothes as not a standard inmate or correctional uniform. "There's nothing inside the prison that looks like that, so that's one of the challenges we're going through to find out what that was and how he was able to get that or manufacture it," he said.
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