A manhunt is ongoing in Arkansas for Grant Hardin, a former police chief who escaped from the North Central Unit while serving a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder and rape. Hardin, 56, was convicted of the 2017 murder of James Appleton and linked to a 1997 rape case through DNA evidence. Authorities have urged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact local law enforcement, emphasizing that Hardin is considered highly dangerous.