BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Prosecutors say they’re awaiting confirmation from a DNA test they allege links a former police chief to the 1997 rape of a northwest Arkansas teacher.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that a Monday arraignment hearing for Grant Hardin had been rescheduled because formal charges haven’t been filed against him.
Hardin was recently accused in a Rogers teacher’s rape after DNA linked him to the decades-old case. The state obtained his DNA after he pleaded guilty in October to fatally shooting a man last year. He’s currently serving 30 years in prison for that case.
The Arkansas Crime Laboratory is processing a second DNA test for the former Gateway police chief. Benton County prosecutors say they may have the test results by Wednesday.
Hardin’s arraignment is rescheduled for April 2.
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Information from: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.nwaonline.com
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