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Arkansas escapee "Devil in the Ozarks" spent 6 months planning prison break, cited lax kitchen security, report says

Arkansas escapee "Devil in the Ozarks" spent 6 months planning prison break, cited lax kitchen security, report says
nation8/16/2025

An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison.

A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, according to an i... [4989 chars]