Arkansas salon surveillance shows Devil’s Den murder suspect arrest

Monitoring video of a salon of Arkansas caught the moment when Andrew James McGann was arrested in connection with which Devil’s the State Park Double murder.

The film material preserved from FOX News captures the 28-year-old McGann in Lupitas Beauty Salon & Barber Shop in a light blue polo shirt and Khaki pants.

McGann was in the middle of the middle of the Haircut when officials from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) entered the shop and promptly placed McGann in handcuffs, causing the black and white haircut. Was removed.

The double homicide-suspect showed that the film material did not resist when the nearby patrons and employees watched in silence.

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ASP arrested McGann on Wednesday at 4:57 p.m. He was charged with two cases of the capital murder In connection with the murders of Clinton David Brink (43) and Cristen Amanda Brink (41), who were found dead on a hiking trail in Devil’s.

Her 7 and 9 years were not injured by their daughters and are cared for by family members, the authorities said.

ASP director Col. Mike Hagar announced in a press conference on Thursday that both Clinton and Cristen Brink died of stab wounds. A knife was confirmed as a murder weapon. He also made it clear that the investigators found no indication of the daughters.

“It seems to be a completely random event,” said Hagar. “We have no reason to assume that there was a known connection between our suspect and our victims.”

Hagar noticed that McGann suffered “injuries” during the attack. The blood found on site helped the authorities to find the suspect, they said.

Hagar said that McGann confessed to the crime and that DNA evidence confirmed his participation.

“Although everyone is innocent until we have proven to be guilty, we have confirmed this morning that the DNA of the suspect corresponds to a positive game of the DNA that was recovered at the scene,” said Hagar. “During an interview with investigators, the suspect admitted to having committed the murders. We also carried out a search command in his residence and reclaimed objects that matched the crime.”

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Who is the suspect?

The authorities confirmed that the suspect does not know a known crime history for adultsy. The investigators have not uncovered any earlier charges or convictions.

McGann was a teacher in a small school district in Oklahoma until May and then stepped back to take on a job in another state. They said that McGann had passed all the background reviews.

McGann hadn’t started his New work in Arkansas Jared Cleveland, the district superintendent, Fox News. Cleveland said that McGann had “never” come into contact with students or families. He refused to provide further information, citing the investigation.

“Our entire team is expanding our deepest condolences to the Brink family,” he said. “Your children are particularly in our thoughts and asked.”

The mother of a former student gave an e -mail from the teacher’s former school district to Fox News. She said that in 2023 she had submitted a complaint to the superintendent after seeing her son how McGann behaved inappropriately towards younger students.

In response to this, the parents received a letter from the district in which it said that McGann had been put into administrative leave, while officials examined complaints about bad class management and professional judgment.

While the investigation did not find evidence of inappropriate behavior towards a student, she came to the conclusion that McGann’s classroom management and judgment fell under the expectations of the district. Shortly afterwards McGann resigned.

“On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. McGann informed our personnel department about his decision to make his position effective immediately,” said the e -mail. “We will have a substitute teacher in his class for the rest of the school year.”

Who are the victims?

After the Brink family had recently moved to Arkansas from South Dakota, she spent the Devil’s State Park in the Ozark Mountains on Saturday, July 26th.

ASP discovered the bodies of Cristen and Clinton along a remote hiking trail at around 2.40 p.m. on Sunday at around 2.40 p.m., their two daughters aged 7 and 9. were physically intact But emotionally desperate, the authorities said.

The authorities announced on Thursday that they believe that Clinton Brinks was first attacked. Cristen Brink then led her two daughters from the scene to security, later returned to help her husband, where she was also fatally attacked.

“We believe that the mother brought her to safety and then returned to help her husband,” said Rhodes.

Cristen and Clinton Brink’s cause of death are determined.

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Major Stacey Rhodes said McGann confessed to the double reducer.

“He made statements that show that he had committed these hideous acts,” said Rhodes on Thursday. “We then carried out search commands both in its residence and in the vehicle. While we are still waiting for the results of the crime laboratory, the DNA has already been confirmed as a match against the suspect.”

The authorities said the investigation generated over 500 tips and remains. The authorities have not revealed any details from the scene. The investigators believe that McGann acted alone and that no additional suspects are sought at this point.

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Devil’s is about 140 miles northwest of Little Rock. The remote 2,500 hectare park has hiking trails and Rock formations.