State police investigate Grant Hardin tip in Fort Smith, officials confirm. ... On Friday night, Champion confirmed to 5NEWS that ASP had been sent to Fort Smith to investigate a tip.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas State Police investigated a tip that placed escaped inmate Grant Hardin in Fort Smith. A large police presence near Townson Avenue could be seen the ...

Arkansas State Police said the police presence in Fort Smith on Friday night was not related to the search for Grant Hardin.ASP said it was part of a planned operation with no specific target, but ...

High-ranking Arkansas prison officials faced hours of tense questioning from lawmakers Thursday over the escape of a ...

While the internal investigation remains ongoing, spokesperson Rand Champion said he could not disclose specific details ...

On May 30, Champion confirmed to 5NEWS that ASP had been sent to Fort Smith to investigate a tip. While he couldn't confirm the credibility of the tip, he did say law enforcement was looking into it.

Grant Hardin had been at North Central Unit, a prison located in Calico Rock, Arkansas, since 2017. He escaped around 3:40 p.m., ... CBS Fort Smith, ...

I’M ABNER SOSA, 40/29 NEWS. >> ABNER. THANK YOU. THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HAS FIRED TWO WORKERS AT THE PRISON. WERE CONVICTED KILLER AND RAPIST. GRANT HARDEN ESCAPED. THIS ...

Smith said a DNA sample was taken from Hardin following his conviction, and it matched evidence collected from the 1997 rape scene. The assault occurred on a Sunday as Harrison was preparing ...

Grant Hardin, a former police chief, ... I think why it happened, only Grant knows that and he lacked the courage to say it," then-Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith told 5NEWS in 2017.

On May 30, Champion confirmed to 5NEWS that ASP had been sent to Fort Smith to investigate a tip. While he couldn't confirm the credibility of the tip, he did say law enforcement was looking into it.