Dangerous 'Devil in the Ozarks' former police chief on the run as expert warns outdoorsmen to stay away

A survivalist is issuing a warning for hikers and outdoorsmen in the Ozarks of Arkansas steer clear of the area Shawn Hendrix's warning comes amid an ongoing search for prison escapee and former Gateway Police Department Chief Grant Hardin who fled from a medium-security prison in Calico Rock on Sunday May according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections ADC Nicknamed the Devil in the Ozarks Hardin was serving decades in prison for murder and rape I think that the big thing that gets him caught or dead in the field is getting injured or a foodborne illness he drinks particular bad water Hendrix described Fox News Digital Now if he gets dysentery or chosen kind of really bad foodborne or waterborne illness that could take him out real quick So let's hope that he drinks specific bad water and has particular really terrible sickness that gets him out of the woods because my biggest concern is that if you're a hiker or a camper or hunter out there you're not going to see it coming ARKANSAS FUNCTIONARIES RELEASE NEW PHOTO OF ESCAPED 'DEVIL IN THE OZARKS' ON RUN FOR WEEKSHendrix added that Hardin has shown little regard for human life in the past and every person in the woods right now is an opportunity for equipment for this guy Arkansas agents have warned that the escapee may be armed and dangerous I definitely would stay clear of the area he reported FORMER ARKANSAS POLICE CHIEF GRANT HARDIN'S PRISON ESCAPE OFFERS UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO SEARCHERS EXPERTSHardin escaped prison through a sally port wearing a makeshift ADC-style uniform ADC communications director Rand Champion commented last week noting the uniform he was wearing was not official The former police chief pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a man in the face inside the victim's work truck in After submitting DNA samples when he was booked for the murder matter his DNA was linked to the cold-case rape of a educator He pleaded guilty in that occurrence in according to KNWA 'DEVIL IN THE OZARKS' FBI OFFERS K REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF FORMER ARKANSAS POLICE CHIEF ON THE RUN This guy is just so evil I mean this guy is a sociopath Hendrix noted Hardin has no care for humans or anybody but himself He's law-enforcement trained He has a history of issues in and out of the police I think there's a whole bigger story of how this guy was a cop for years right I would not want to be out looking for this guy Hardin is described as a -foot White male weighing approximately pounds Hendrix noted at that weight Hardin has a caloric reserve that could help him survive for weeks alone in wooded areas of the Ozarks which have hundreds of caves and natural information that include food water berries and other natural food supplies DEVIL IN THE OZARKS WHO ESCAPED PRISON LIKELY STILL IN ARKANSAS AREA REPRESENTATIVES There's just a lot of you know berries cattails fish you know there's like natural native fruits like persimmon maybe even plums in that area Hendrix explained So there's a lot of natural things to live off the land If he has a gun I don't know about using a gun to shoot an animal just because of how loud it would be but there are means to get food He's such a heavy individual at pounds He's got a couple of months of reserves Police searching for Hardin in the wilderness will likely be looking for concealed evidence of a person living in the woods such as a burnt-out fire or other materials that have been covered up or an underground fire The FBI and U S Marshals are offering a combined for any information leading to Hardin's capture They are asking anyone with information to call - -CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips fbi gov MANHUNT UNDERWAY AFTER DISGRACED FORMER POLICE CHIEF CONVICTED OF MURDER RAPE ESCAPES ARKANSAS PRISONChampion stated during a news conference last week that officers are fairly confident in the course they believe Hardin took when he escaped and announced officers held he was still in the Ozarks area but a federal complaint filed against Hardin on May suggests another possibility he may be out of state Based on two unconfirmed sightings including one in Missouri on May a day after Hardin escaped federal authorities believe he's not in Arkansas anymore as The Arkansas Democrat Gazette first stated He has extensive knowledge of the Ozark Mountain region where he is deduced to be possibly hiding in caves or rugged terrain that he is familiar with Deputy U S Marshal Robert J Hammons wrote in the criminal complaint according to the Gazette Fox News Digital has reached out to the U S Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas