Arkansas teacher charged with killing couple who were hiking in Devil's Den with their kids

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Source: Associated Press, via KARE TV

Arkansas teacher charged with killing couple who were hiking in Devil's Den with their kids

The couple were hiking with their two young daughters when they were killed. The children were unharmed in the attack.

Author: ANDREW DeMILLO (Associated Press)
Published: 6:43 AM CDT July 31, 2025
Updated: 8:04 AM CDT July 31, 2025

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas police have charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the killing of a married couple who were hiking with their children at Devil’s Den State Park, arresting him in a nearby city after a five-day search and public pleas for tips from other hikers.

State Police arrested Andrew James McGann at a barbershop in Springdale, said Col. Stacie Rhoads, commander of the department's criminal investigation division. McGann was charged with two counts of capital murder and is being held without bond Thursday in the Washington County jail.

Police declined to discuss a possible motive during a Wednesday night news conference to announce the arrest. Springdale is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Devil’s Den, where trails have remained closed since the killings on Saturday.

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Credit: Arkansas State Police, Washington County Sheriff's Office

Police flooded with tips

Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were found dead on a walking trail at Devil’s Den on Saturday. Their daughters, who are 7 and 9, were not hurt and are being cared for by family members, authorities have said.

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Suspect taught in Oklahoma before Arkansas job

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