Inmate’s escape reopens old wounds for his victims and for members of law enforcement

BENTONVILLE — Grant Hardin’s prison escape more than a week ago has opened old wounds for those victimized by his crimes as well as those who worked in law enforcement when he was convicted of them. Hardin, 56, was serving a 30-year prison sentence for the murder of James Appleton. He had also pleaded guilty in 2019 to the 1997 rape of a Rogers schoolteacher.Read More