Ex-Police Chief Prison Escapee Recaptured a Mile and a Half From Prison After 2 Weeks on the Run

A former police chief and convicted murderer and rapist who escaped prison in Arkansas last week was apprehended Friday less than two miles from the facility he fled. Grant Hardin’s identity was confirmed by fingerprints, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post announced his recapture. Hardin, 56, walked out of the the …