Crews have been on the hunt for the man for nearly two weeks. According to the Department of Corrections, Grant Hardin was captured in Izard County, not far from the Calico Rock prison where he escaped.

GATEWAY, Mo. (KY3) - Cheryl Tillman said Grant Hardin showed his true colors during his time as police chief in Gateway, Ark. Tillman is the sister of James Appleton, the man who was killed by Hardin in 2017.

GOULD, Arkansas — On June 6, the nearly two-week long manhunt for escaped Arkansas prisoner Grant Hardin ended. Hardin had escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on May 25 while serving sentences for murder and rape. He was found by Arkansas law enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol just over a mile from the prison.

Earl Hyatt, the former police chief of Eureka Springs, Ark., says he fired police Officer Grant Hardin for lying and using excessive force. “He was a very bad cop,” Hyatt told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” after Hardin,

Escaped inmate Grant Hardin was captured shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, a mile and a half west of the North Central Unit where he was being held.

Hardin escaped the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on Sunday, May 25, in broad daylight, according to ADC. His escape unsettled communities across the state due to his intense criminal history involving rape and murder. Hardin was also a former police chief and had an extensive background in law enforcement.

Though Hardin was thought to have left Arkansas, investigators now believe he never got very far from the prison.

New photos from the U.S. Border Patrol show Grant Hardin shortly after being captured less than two miles from North Central Unit after a 12-day manhunt.