The Arkansas Democrat Gazette first reported that Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert J. Hammons wrote in a criminal complaint filed in federal district court Friday that Hardin had left the state based on “credible information” and the inability to find him within a week.

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.

Police in Mountain View and Stone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that escaped inmate Grant Hardin has been captured.

WE ARE ALSO FOLLOWING THIS BREAKING NEWS FOR THE IN THE SEARCH FOR ESCAPED MURDERER GRANT HARDIN. WE’VE JUST CONFIRMED U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS FROM TEXAS WILL SOON JOIN THE SEARCH IN ARKANSAS. RAND CHAMPION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONFIRMED THAT NEWS.

On June 2, law enforcement filed a search warrant application seeking data related to cell towers near the North Central Unit.

“Hardin was taken into custody by Izard County authorities just a short distance from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock,” the Stone County Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook. “While many details will remain under investigation there is no longer an active threat to public safety.”

The Arkansas Department of Corrections released a rendering of what escaped inmate Grant Hardin may look like with facial hair, over a week after his escape.