US EditionPolice arrest an Arkansas man in the killings of a married couple hiking at Devil’s Den State Park
DEVIL'S DEN STATE PARK, ARKANSAS, AUG 1 – Andrew James McGann, a 28-year-old former teacher, was charged with capital murder after fatally stabbing a couple hiking with their daughters at Devil's Den State Park.
- On Wednesday, Arkansas State Police arrested James Andrew McGann, 28, of Springdale, at 4:57 p.m. and charged him with two counts of capital murder.
- During a Saturday hike on July 26 at Devil's Den State Park, Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were fatally attacked after the husband was stabbed about 800 metres into the trail and the mother returned to help their daughters.
- Following the slayings, trails at Devil’s Den State Park remained closed Wednesday after five days of searching, and an arrest was made, Arkansas State Police said.
- Arkansas Secretary of Parks Shay Lewis said all trails at Devil's Den State Park will remain closed for now, with James Andrew McGann scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 1.
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A teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing a couple he didn’t know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park is expected to have his first court appearance Friday. Andrew James McGann, 28, has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the killing Saturday of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41. He is being held without bond and is expected to appear at the Washington County Det…
Devil's Den murder suspect Andrew McGann arrested mid-haircut.
Andrew James McGann, a 28-year-old schoolteacher, was arrested on 30 July 2025 at Lupita's Beauty Salon in Springdale, Arkansas for the murder of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, at Devil's Den State Park. The couple was fatally stabbed on 26 July 2025 while hiking with their daughters, ages 7 and 9, on a remote trail. McGann's dramatic arrest, captured on video, occurred mid-haircut, with the hairdresser offering cut hair …
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