Newly hired Sprindale teacher unmasked as the Devil's Den killer

Andrew J. McGann, 28, a newly hired teacher in the Springdale, AR school district, was arrested on July 30th for the gruesome double homicide at Devil's Den State Park of Clinton David Brink ,43, and Christian Amanda Brink, 41, that occured on July 26th.

McGann was taken into custody at Lupita's Beauty Salon & Barber Shop in Springdale.

Here's a video from the salon of the arrest.

The salon was just a 14 minute drive from his rented residence on Pinecrest Street in Springdale.

McGann was hired on June 16th to teach at Bayyari Elementary K-5 in the upcoming school year.

Here's a copy of his personnel file that was quickly provided to us by the Springdale School District.

According to his application for employment, McGann previously taught 5th grade at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy in the Sand Springs Public School District in Sand Springs, OK.

The Arkansas Department of Education has his license "under review".

McGann is currently being held without bond inthe Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, AR. He was set to appear this morning for a Rule 8.1 hearing. McGann is been charged with two counts of Capital Murder.

In Arkansas, Rule 8.1 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure addresses the prompt first appearance of an arrested person before a judicial officer. This hearing must occur without unnecessary delay after arrest, typically after being taken into custody and not released on citation or other lawful means. The purpose of the Rule 8.1 hearing is to inform the defendant of the charges against them, ensure they understand their rights, and determine if they will be released or if a bond will be set.

Stay tuned for updates.

Arkansas State Police Trooper fired

I n June 2023 a teenage female filed a compliant with the Arkansas State Police ("ASP") about Corporal Michael Valentin, an ASP Trooper stationed in Harrison, AR. In her complaint she alleged that Valentin had groomed her and had sexual activities, while on duty, with her and another minor female. She also alleged he was stalking her. An internal investigation was opened. Both teenage females were interviewed as was Valentin. The girls stated that they were acquainted with Valentine because one of them was the stepdaughter of a fellow trooper and Valentin was a frequent customer at the restaurant that the fellow trooper and his wife owned, where both of the girls worked. The fellow state trooper was Jason Hutcheson. And the restaurant was Hutch's Hot Chicken. Jason Hutcheson Valentin even helped out with some construction projects at Hutcheson's restaurant. The girls stated that for about nine months, Valentin had causal encounters with them at different locat...

Arkansas State Police Troopers fired for illicit sexual relationship

Two Arkansas State Police Troopers were fired on April 5, 2024 after administrative investigations were conducted into accusations that they were romantically involved. Sgt. Mark Austin Blackerby (38 and married) of Scott and Trooper Jessica Diane McCord (30 and single) of Conway during their interviews with the State Police Office of Professional Standards ("OPS") in January 2024, were dishonest about the affair according to records provided to us by the ASP. Blackerby and his wife Cassie - a Jacksonville cop Initially, the investigation focused on Blackerby and both Blackerby and McCord denied a sexual relationship even though ASP vehicle tracking systems showed their vehicles parked at secluded locations for hours at at time and his vehicle at her home in Conway multiple times when he was on the clock. Blackerby admitted that he also disabled the tracking devices in his vehicle to try and hide his movements and their hookups. Blackerby told investigators that he is a ...

Little Rock Mayor's wedding announcement leads to a discovery of another legal blunder of Antwan Phillips

The feckless Little Rock mayor made this post of Facebook yesterday. So this morning we went to the County Clerk's website and grabbed a copy of his marriage license application. We immediately noticed that both Scott and his bride to be listed the same residence address - 8101 Kanis Oaks Drive. Scott's residence on his voter records is on Edwina Drive in Southwest Little Rock. Scott's bride-to-be is registered to vote in Florida. More about her later on in the story. So we Googled that address. According to records on file with Pulaski County, the property is owned by DRS Family Trust. You might wonder who is DRS Family Trust. Well dear readers, it's the mayor. The trust uses the middle initials of the mayor ("D" for Derrick) and his future spouse ("R" for Renee). the "S" is for Scott. How did we come to that conclusion? Well dear readers, it's from the mortgage the feckless mayor took out on his new home. And the feckless mayor also ...

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