US EditionDevil's Den Double Homicide Suspect Makes First Court Appearance; Ordered to Be Held without Bond
DEVIL'S DEN, ARKANSAS, JUL 31 – James Andrew McGann, a former 5th-grade teacher linked to multiple Oklahoma school districts, was arrested after the fatal stabbing of a couple on a hiking trail, authorities said.
- On Wednesday, Arkansas State Police arrested James Andrew McGann in Springdale, charged with two counts of capital murder for the July 26 killings at Devil’s Den State Park.
- Having taught in Oklahoma, McGann began a new post at Sand Springs Public Schools from summer 2024 to May 2025, according to Springdale Public Schools.
- Investigators found the killings were random, matching McGann’s DNA to blood at the scene, and the daughters, ages seven and nine, escaped unharmed.
- Broken Arrow Public Schools noted he passed background checks, Sand Springs PS pledged cooperation, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, 'Let there be no mistake we do not tolerate violent crime in Arkansas.'
- Authorities note the case could lead to the death penalty, as James Andrew McGann holds licenses in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, and was placed on leave in spring 2023 over classroom management concerns.
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Suspect in Devil’s Den double murder was set to teach in Springdale school system | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
FAYETTEVILLE -- A man who police say fatally stabbed two hikers at Devil's Den State Park has been a teacher in one district or another for years.
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