FAYETTEVILLE -- The man accused in the fatal stabbing of two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in late July pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to two counts of capital murder.

Police say Andrew James McGann killed Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, while they were hiking with their two daughters on a trail at the park near West Fork on July 26. The girls, who are 7 and 9, were not injured and are safe with family members.

McGann, 28, of Pinecrest Street in Springdale appeared before Washington County Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor in a small courtroom at the Washington County Detention Center where he pleaded not guilty and was given a Nov. 14 court date, according to prosecutors. Taylor declined to set a bond for McGann.

McGann was represented Thursday by attorneys Kat

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