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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Read more: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/arkansas-teacher-charged-with-killing-couple-in-state-park/507-d522219a-d3b9-450e-a709-9a77e41ce3e7

[SheltieLover]

1. They hired this guy as a teacher?

[marble falls]

10. His father was a university instructor ...

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[Omnipresent]

26. Sometimes reality imitates art.

The main character in “The Shining” was a teacher.

[SheltieLover]

30. I don't watch or read horror

Yikes

[wcmagumba]

2. Crazy sad story that totally creeps me out...I went on those hiking trails years back, beautiful area but secluded...

This alleged perps image looks totally insane, like something from the old "Outer Limits" tv series...OMFG...a monster...

[ananda]

21. Looks like a typical Magat to me.

...

[marble falls]

29. My son's hair looks like that and he has a hipster goatee. I introduce him as 'Leon', as in Leon Trotsky ...

... trust me, I look like a typical Texan MAGAt. My son is about as MAGA as Taco is an old wise man.

On first look, I'd have taken him for a neo-hippie Phish fan, all he's missing is a knit cap.

Not any excuse, but I imagine drugs or mental condition is heavily involved. Not so much politics.

[ananda]

32. No argument.

But still, a lot of Magats really look that crazy.

[Ocelot II]

3. Mug shots don't show people at their best, but that guy looks mad as a box of frogs.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I don't always include them, unless they stand out. NT

[BaronChocula]

15. Kinda like this pissgoblet's MS here

[mdbl]

17. Amazing resemblance.

[Omnipresent]

28. That is such an iconic lasting image of "President Mugshot".

That hard look like he about to break out and cry!

[mwmisses4289]

33. That photo always makes me think he is reverting to

toddler mode and is getting ready to throw a temper tantrum.

[Omnipresent]

35. He looks up at the camera, but...

We all know the cameras looking down on him…with the rest of us!

[pacalo]

22. Eyes are the windows of the soul.

This guy would make me nervous.

[TurboDem]

4. They arrested him at a barber shop, you say!?

[sdfernando]

6. Looks like barely 1/2 the clipping was done

perhaps arrested while in the chair?? ...wrong chair I'd say.

[Prairie Gates]

7. They literally arrested him in the chair, mid-haircut

[milestogo]

18. They should have finished the haircut.

He is fucking scary looking.

[marble falls]

31. This guy and his friends all have good haircuts and smart suits. Any one of them scare me more than that one nut bag.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Holy sh*t! That happened in my old stomping grounds. I recognize all those places.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. That headline needs a complete rebuild

It's gonna have to go into the shop.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Just a touch-up. Done. Thanks. NT

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[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Much better

Reads like hell now.

[Bayard]

12. Looks like he's been practicing his trump mug shot look

I'm assuming these were just random, unlucky strangers that he killed.

[RazorbackExpat]

16. Here's a local news item about his arrest at the hair salon

https://www.4029tv.com/article/devils-den-murder-barber-shop/65567151

[RussBLib]

19. oh, what a nice-looking young man

I'm glad it wasn't an immigrant or minority. This guy looks totally nuts. Hillbilly from the Ozarks. Too much moonshine and cousin-fucking, probably, and that goes waaaay back.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[LisaL]

23. He is actually a teacher, so he is educated.

NT

[LudwigPastorius]

20. Untreated schizophrenic?

[LisaL]

24. He was probably after the 7 and 9 year old girls.

I don't think schizophrenia has anything to do with it.

[jmbar2]

34. That is my guess as well

He was released from his last job after parents/students reported that he was getting creepy with girl students.

https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/us-news/devils-den-alleged-killer-james-andrew-mcgann-is-teacher-who-may-have-been-fired-for-misconduct/

[Emile]

25. Look at those eyes. Something seriously wrong

with him.

[exboyfil]

27. As messed up as the young man camping with his parents

That shot three members of a family here in Iowa (one of the children hid and survived). He did the state a favor by self deleting after that. The family was from out town, and the wife worked at our library.