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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Sounds like it’s time for an armed posse to go on a very large weekend hike.
[[ “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.
The hounds could find him pretty quick
Ironic: I just watched the show about his crimes Tuesday night.
The problem would be that every hiker would be a wanted fugitive.
Answers to “Rambo”!
From what I learned of the SOB the other night, sell tags.
I saw this guy yesterday at a truck stop in Ohio.
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.
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
Geez, and I thought I looked bad for my age (roughly the same as his).
[Nicknamed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” Hardin was serving decades in prison for murder and rape.]
Hope they find him real quick-like
“...who fled from a medium-security prison...”
A convicted rapist and murderer is placed in a medidum-security prison? What did they expect?
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.
If this pig is ever cornered I'm sure he knows that running won't be an option for him.
He is in Mexico by now
He’s likely being subsidized by the Clintons as he has the prerequisites for their employment.
Bingo
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