A tactical unit of the border patrol of the United States of Texas, known as Bortac, has been deployed, has been deployed in Arkansas to help in human hunt for Grant Hardin, authorities said.
This unit is “equipped with specialized tools and has extensive experience in high -risk and complex navigation operations,” according to a US customs and border protection statement.
Hardin, 56, escaped from the state prison of the Central Unit of the North in Calico Rock, Arkansas, on May 25 through a port of Sally when she passed a correction officer “in the clothing and the manner”, which caused another officer of corrections “that operated a safe door to open the door and allow Hardin to move away from the central unit of the north”, according to an affirmation obtained by the news obtained by the news of ABC.
The authorities said during a press conference that Hardin did not carry an official uniform of the corrections department and that he had to “have been home or brought in some way.”
Hardin currently remains in general, and the FBI offers a reward of up to $ 20,000 for information that leads to his capture.
The BORTAC RGV sector is made up of highly trained tactical agents and are providing “advanced search capabilities and operational support to the effort of several ongoing agencies in northern Arkansas,” authorities said.
“The unique abilities and training are adequate for the demands of this critical mission. The USBP undertakes to support our state and local partners in the effort to stop this dangerous fugitive,” said Patrol Agent Chief Gloria I. Chávez.
The authorities have already been using helicopters, drones, K9 and ATV officers in their search for Hardin, but so far they have not been able to find it.
Grant Hardin in the police photo.
Stone Arkansas County Sheriff Office
The resistant terrain, the densely wooded areas, the hills and rainy days have “hindering the ongoing search,” said a corrections department spokesman.
The agents continue to monitor the roads near the prison and are carrying out security control points in the area, according to the officials, and the corrections department said they are in contact with the neighboring states, since Hardin grew on the Missouri border.
Hardin declared himself guilty in October 2017 of first -degree murder in relation to the death of James Appleton, 59, according to Associated Press.
He was also condemned by the 1997 violation of a primary school teacher at Rogers, Arkansas, an outstanding crime in the 2023 television documentary “Devil in the Ozarks”.
Hardin is described as 6 feet high and weighs 259 pounds and the authorities said that anyone with information about their whereabouts must communicate with the local police immediately.
Ahmad Hemingway and Megan Forrester of ABC News contributed to this report.
