Arkansas State Police have arrested a suspect after a couple was killed whereas climbing with their two younger daughters over the weekend at Satan’s Den State Park.
James Andrew McGann, 28, of Springdale, was taken into custody on Wednesday and has been charged with two counts of capital homicide, police mentioned.
Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, have been discovered useless Saturday on the park in Washington County. The couple was climbing with their two daughters, ages 7 and 9, once they have been attacked, state police mentioned. Their daughters weren’t damage and are being cared for by members of the family, authorities have mentioned.
No additional info on the assault was launched Wednesday, and police did not point out a potential motive. It wasn’t instantly clear when McGann’s first court docket look was, the place he was being held, or if he had a lawyer but who may communicate on his behalf.
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Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar mentioned numerous state, native and federal regulation enforcement companies collaborated “to take a monster off the streets, and convey aid to these two valuable women, and the remainder of our residents.”
Police had launched a composite sketch and picture of an individual of curiosity they have been looking for within the assault. Together with the drawing, state police launched a press release saying the suspect “seemingly sustained an harm whereas attacking the couple.” It didn’t go into additional element.
“No information can heal the big hurt performed to the Brink household in final weekend’s crime, however this announcement is a consolation and reassurance for our State,” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders mentioned Wednesday in a press release, partially. “Let there be no mistake – we don’t tolerate violent crime in Arkansas. If you happen to goal harmless folks, regulation enforcement will hunt you down and convey you to justice.”
Officers mentioned the victims had just lately moved to Prairie Grove, Arkansas, from one other state. Hiland Dairy confirmed that Clinton Brink had transferred from its guardian firm, Prairie Farms Dairy, from South Dakota, and was scheduled to begin his job as a driver delivering milk within the Fayetteville space on Monday.
The couple’s household launched a press release that was supplied by the Arkansas State Police on Monday evening, asking for privateness and saying, partially: “Clinton and Cristen died heroes, defending their little women they usually deserve justice. They are going to eternally reside on in all of our hearts.”
Satan’s Den is positioned close to West Fork, about 136 miles northwest of Little Rock. The two,500-acre park is thought for its climbing trails and rock formations, and is a brief drive from the College of Arkansas in Fayetteville and Walmart’s Bentonville headquarters.
The park’s trails, which result in the encircling Ozark Nationwide Forest, remained closed Wednesday.
