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.

ASP Trooper texts and stalks a 14 year old that was near same age as his own daughter, while having an affair with her married sister.

Was ASP Trooper Billy Martin trying to pull all 3 sisters? In January 2019, Callie Hinson and Joseph Ramer began dating. On June 13, 2020, Joseph proposed to Callie. They were married on February 21, 2021. By the time of their first anniversary, their marriage was in shambles and Callie was estranged from her family all due to this man, Arkansas State Police Trooper Billy Mitchell Martin. Martin joined the ASP as a recruit in January of 2007. Records from his personnel file indicate he was from Boone County and he was posted there after graduating troop school. Martin was promoted to Trooper First Class in July 2011 and Corporal in July 2014. In late 2019 and early 2020, Martin tried to get transferred to a Criminal Investigation position in Boone County but was unsuccessful. Around that same time, Martin filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years. The Divorce was finalized in March 2020. Martin hit the single scene hard and had no trouble hooking up with bad...

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 ...

ASP Trooper Lincoln Smith fired for admitted criminal activity

The Arkansas State Police has confirmed that Trooper Lincoln Smith from Troop E (based in Pine Bluff) was fired on April 11th for illegal conduct. False reports of his arrest went viral on social media. As the ASP criminal investigation is on-going, they will not release any further details of his criminal actions. As the termination letter states, Smith admitted to criminal conduct and was immediately fired. Smith was hired by the ASP on October 2023. Smith was employed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a Game Warden prior to his hiring by the ASP. Records obtained from CLEST do not indicate that the ASP requested decertification. Jacksonville 911 was contacted about Smith and they advised he last worked for them in 2022. At the time of publication, Smith's Facebook page is still open and up. Stay tuned for updates.

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