The weapons found include what Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard described as an AR-style pistol and a Glock semi-automatic handgun.

An updated photo of fugitive ex-police chief Grant Hardin was released as authorities intensify their search in Arkansas following his escape from a medium-security prison last month.

“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.”

Possible sightings have been reported out of Sebastian, Pike, and Faulkner County, Arkansas, as well as Howell County, Missouri.

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

The search for escaped prisoner Grant Hardin has entered its 12th day. Law enforcement and social media posts have been warning the public and asking for tips to help capture the man some have labeled the “Devil of the Ozarks.

Oakland County sheriff's deputies found multiple fully loaded weapons at a high school graduation in Pontiac on June 3.

An inmate faces new charges after the Clay County sheriff said he attacked a jailer. Sheriff Ronnie Cole said the incident happened at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, June 5, as a detention officer was removing an inmate from a jail cell when 59-year-old Larry Joe Evers of Rector attacked him.