ADC CONVICT GRANT MATTHEW HARDIN - FORMER POLICE CHIEF OF GATEWAY, AR Grant Matthew Hardin, 49, the former Gateway, AR police chief pleaded not guilty yesterday to the 1997 rape of a Rogers school teacher. Hardin is charged with three counts of rape, sexual abuse and kidnapping. He entered the plea during his arraignment before Benton County Circuit Court Judge Robin Green. BENTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE ROBIN GREEN Rogers police obtained a warrant in 2003 for a "John Doe" suspect in the case. A John Doe warrant is an arrest warrant for an individual whose name isn't known. The statute of limitations for rape in Arkansas is six years, and the warrant was filed before time expired. Hardin's arrest came after DNA linked him to the case that's more than two decades old. The state obtained Hardin's DNA after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in October 2017 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Hardin admitted last October to shooting and killi...