Police arrest an Arkansas man in the killings of a married couple hiking at Devil’s Den State Park
Lılts Rock, Ark. (AP) -28-year-old Arkansas man was arrested in the murders of a married couple in front of his children in the Devil Den State Park on Wednesday.
Arkansas state police arrested James Andrew Mcgann from Springdale and blamed twice for capital murder. The police did not mention a possible reason.
A lawyer has not been found for him yet because he was arrested.
The search for a man who killed the hikers in a state park in Northwest Arkansas entered his fifth day on Wednesday. Many details about the attack remain unclear.
Here are some things you need to know:
Couple found dead on a hiking trail
43 -year -old Clinton David Brink and 41 -year -old Cristen Amanda Brink was found dead on a walking trail in Saturday on Saturday. Authorities, 7 and 9 -year -old daughters were not hurt and looked at by family members, he said.
Police published the composite draft and photo of an interesting person they were looking for in the attack. Together with the drawing, the state police made a statement stating that the suspect was probably continuing an injury while attacking the double ”. He didn’t get into detail anymore.
The state police issued several details, including how the couple was killed. The FBI said the Little Rock Field office helped the investigation.
Victims moved from South Dakota
Clinton and Cristen Brink moved from South Dakota to the city of Küçük Prairie Grove in Northwest Arkansas. Mayor David Faulk said that the waters were connected to less than two weeks ago.
According to his employer Hiland Dikay, Clinton Brink was planned to start a job as a milk distribution driver in the nearby Fayayville region on Monday. Cristen Brink was licensed as a nurse in Montana and South Dakota before moving to Arkansas.
The wife’s family said that the couple’s “heroes who protect their little daughters” died.
Park known for hiking trails
From Devil’s, a 2,500 -acre state park near West Fork, is about 140 miles (220 kilometers) of the state capital Little Rock.
It is known for its walking trails and rock formations from Devil’s and is a short driving distance from the Bentonville headquarters of the Arkansas University in Fayayville and Walmart. In the 1930s he was selected as the state park site.
The park roads that led to the Ozark National Forest in the surrounding area remained closed on Wednesday.
