Former Oklahoma teacher charged with murder in AR killings
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There are new details in the shocking murders at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas. The man arrested for the murders of a couple is now charged with two counts of capital murder and has ties to Oklahoma.
"I've got 2 bodies down here," an officer on the radio said the day of the murders.
That call was the moment officers found 43-year-old Clinton Brink and his 41-year-old wife, Cristen, stabbed to death in front of their daughters on a trail in the park on July 26.
The couple's seven and nine-year-old daughters managed to escape and run for help. Shortly after that, a manhunt ensued.
Arkansas State Police released a composite sketch, then a photo of the suspected killer, hoping to get a lead.
The Governor of Arkansas also promised the suspect would be caught.
Five days later, Andrew McGann was arrested at a barber shop 25 miles away in Springdale, Arkansas.
News of the arrest quickly spread and then revelations of McGann's ties to Oklahoma came to light.
McGann is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and then went on to teach elementary students in Broken Arrow and, most recently, in Sand Springs before moving to Arkansas.
A family member of the Brinks said the couple died as heroes, protecting their little girls, and they deserve justice.
Right now, there is no known motive for the killings, and police believe he did not know the victims. McGann is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.