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Dangerous 'Devil in the Ozarks' former police chief on the run as expert warns outdoorsmen to stay away
Fox News ^ | 6/06/25 | Audrey Conklin

Posted on 06/06/2025 5:11:54 AM PDT by Libloather

A survivalist is issuing a warning for hikers and outdoorsmen in the Ozarks of Arkansas: steer clear of the area.

Shawn Hendrix's warning comes amid an ongoing search for prison escapee and former Gateway Police Department Chief Grant Hardin, 56, who fled from a medium-security prison in Calico Rock on Sunday, May 25, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC).

Nicknamed the "Devil in the Ozarks," Hardin was serving decades in prison for murder and rape.

"I think that the big thing that gets him caught or dead in the field is getting injured … or a foodborne illness — he drinks some bad water," Hendrix told Fox News Digital. "Now, if he gets dysentery or some kind of really bad foodborne or waterborne illness, that could take him out real quick. So, let's hope that he drinks some bad water and has some really terrible disease that gets him out of the woods because my biggest concern is that if you're a hiker or a camper or hunter out there, you're not going to see it coming."

Hendrix added that Hardin has shown little regard for human life in the past, and "every person in the woods right now is an opportunity for equipment for this guy." Arkansas authorities have warned that the escapee may be armed and dangerous.

"I definitely would stay clear of the area," he said.

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

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TOPICS: History; Local News; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: arkansas; audreyconklin; calicorock; devilintheozarks; expert; gateway; granthardin; outdoorsmen; ozarks; police; shawnhendrix; survivalist
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1 posted on 06/06/2025 5:11:54 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Sounds like it’s time for an armed posse to go on a very large weekend hike.


2 posted on 06/06/2025 5:13:56 AM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: Libloather

[[ “I think that the big thing that gets him caught or dead in the field is a foodborne illness... ]]

There is a recall on hamburger- maybe he will get ecoli.


3 posted on 06/06/2025 5:21:25 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Libloather

The hounds could find him pretty quick


4 posted on 06/06/2025 5:21:42 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Libloather

Ironic: I just watched the show about his crimes Tuesday night.


5 posted on 06/06/2025 5:22:03 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: cyclotic

The problem would be that every hiker would be a wanted fugitive.


6 posted on 06/06/2025 5:22:25 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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To: Libloather

Answers to “Rambo”!


7 posted on 06/06/2025 5:24:10 AM PDT by Thank You Rush ( )
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To: cyclotic

From what I learned of the SOB the other night, sell tags.


8 posted on 06/06/2025 5:27:19 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: Libloather

I saw this guy yesterday at a truck stop in Ohio.


9 posted on 06/06/2025 5:28:02 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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To: Libloather

Right in the old backyard - literally spotted on the highway a few miles away.

Knowing the local population - this guy better have someone helping him before he tries to get an ‘equipment resupply’ from anyone. He’ll more likely get a ‘heavy metal infusion’ here in Strappedville.

They’ll likely find him holed up with some family member or pen-pal trollop.


10 posted on 06/06/2025 5:30:38 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: Libloather

But he better keep movin’ and don’t stand still. If the ‘skeeters don’t get him then the ‘gaters will. Runnin’ like a dog through the Everglades.

(A line from an old folk song, refers to a criminal on the run.)

https://youtu.be/us0pHqkUWOo?si=KPGXOnCnNDx213Hy


11 posted on 06/06/2025 5:31:27 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again. )
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12 posted on 06/06/2025 5:33:48 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Geez, and I thought I looked bad for my age (roughly the same as his).


13 posted on 06/06/2025 5:35:32 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: Sirius Lee

[Nicknamed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” Hardin was serving decades in prison for murder and rape.]

Hope they find him real quick-like


14 posted on 06/06/2025 5:48:18 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

“...who fled from a medium-security prison...”

A convicted rapist and murderer is placed in a medidum-security prison? What did they expect?


15 posted on 06/06/2025 5:56:55 AM PDT by odawg
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To: SaveFerris

6 feet, 259? I’d say he’s on the walk, not on the run.
Probably sitting on a stump, eating Twinkies, watching Netflix on his phone.


16 posted on 06/06/2025 6:25:46 AM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Fireone; SaveFerris
Some years ago I was in desperate need of a hip replacement and thanks to the pain I was chair-bound for a year. During that year I got up to about 250 ponds...at 6 feet tall. Even after the hip replacement...which allowed me to walk normally...I was basically immobile until I could gradually...very gradually....lose about 60 pounds.

If this pig is ever cornered I'm sure he knows that running won't be an option for him.

17 posted on 06/06/2025 6:44:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Libloather

He is in Mexico by now


18 posted on 06/06/2025 6:52:16 AM PDT by yldstrk
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To: Libloather

He’s likely being subsidized by the Clintons as he has the prerequisites for their employment.


19 posted on 06/06/2025 6:57:01 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Bingo


20 posted on 06/06/2025 7:02:25 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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