Tactical unit of the American border patrol deployed to help manhunt for an inmate from Arkansas escaped
An American tactical unit of border patrol of Texas, known as BORTAC, was deployed in Arkansas to help in human hunting for Grant Hardin, officials said.
This unit is “equipped with specialized tools and has a large experience of high -risk operations and complex navigation in the field”, according to a customs statement and the protection of American borders.
Hardin, 56, escaped the state prison of the North Center unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, on May 25 through a port of Sally by imitating a Correctional Services agent “to the dress and in the manner”, which caused another correctional services agent “exploiting a secure door to open the door and allow Hardin to move away from the North Central Unit” Affidavit obtained by ABC News.
Managers said at a press conference that Hardin did not carry an official uniform of the Ministry of Correctional Services and that he had to “have been homemade or brought in one way or another”.
Hardin is currently in freedom and the FBI offers a reward of up to $ 20,000 for information leading to its capture.
The BORTAC RGV sector team is made up of highly qualified tactical agents and they provide “advanced research capacities and operational support for the current multi-agencies in northern Arkansas,” said officials.
“The unique capacities and training of Bortac are well suited to the requirements of this critical mission. USBP undertakes to support our state and local partners in the effort to understand this dangerous fugitive,” said the chief agent of the Gloria I patrol.
The authorities have already used helicopters, drones, K9 officers and mountain biking in their search for Hardin, but have so far been unable to find it.
Grant Hardin in the police photo.
Sheriff’s Bureau of Stone County Arkansas
Raised land, densely wooded areas, hills and rainy days “hampered in progress research,” said a spokesperson for the ministry of correctional services.
The deputies continue to monitor the roads near the prison and lead security control points in the region, according to officials, and the Ministry of Correctional Services said they were in contact with neighboring states, because Hardin grew up on the Missouri border.
Hardin pleaded guilty in October 2017 for first -degree murder in the context of the death by James Appleton, 59, according to the Associated Press.
He was also found guilty of the rape in 1997 of a primary school teacher in Rogers, Arkansas, a crime highlighted in the television documentary in 2023 “Devil in the Ozarks”.
Hardin is described as 6 feet high and weighing 259 pounds and the authorities have declared that any person with information concerning their fate should immediately contact the application of local law.
Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, and Megan Forrester contributed to this report.
