Caves, other hideouts in mountains are part of hunt for fugitive known as 'Devil in the Ozarks'
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Cheryl Tillman, mayor of Gateway, Ark., and sister of James Appleton, who was fatally shot in 2017, works on her laptop at Town Hall on May 28, 2026. Grant Hardin, who briefly served as police chief, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections Communications Department shows inmate Grant Hardin. (Arkansas Department of Corrections Communications Department via AP)A sign can be seen outside Gateway Town Hall in Gateway, Ark. On May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)A plaque honoring water department employee James Appleton, who was fatally shot in 2017, hangs at the entrance of Gateway City Park in Gateway, Ark. on May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
Cheryl Tillman, mayor of Gateway, Ark., and sister of James Appleton, who was fatally shot in 2017, works on her laptop at Town Hall on May 28, 2026. Grant Hardin, who briefly served as police chief, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
