A suspect arrested in the murder of an Arkansas couple at Devil's Den State Park over the weekend had been hired to teach at an Arkansas school district, school officials said.

Andrew James McGann , 28, was arrested on July 30 in the murders of Clinton David Brink, 43, and his wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, at Devil's Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas, on July 27, according to Arkansas State Police . He was charged with two counts of capital murder.

McGann had been hired as a teacher to begin employment with Springdale Public Schools during the 2025-2026 school year, Superintendent Jared Cleveland said in a statement provided to USA TODAY. Devil's Den murder: Suspect arrested in killing of couple hiking at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas

"This individual has not begun em

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