Arkansas couple murdered while hiking with children *ARREST* (1 Viewer)

Clinton Brink, 43, and wife Cristen, 41, were found dead on a walking trail at Devil’s Den State Park in northwestern Arkansas.

Police are now searching for a White male with a medium build, who was seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, dark pants, a dark ballcap, sunglasses and fingerless gloves. He was also carrying a black backpack, police said.

The suspect was also seen driving toward a park exit in a black, four-door sedan – possibly a Mazda with tape covering the license plate. The vehicle may have been traveling on State Route 170 or 220, police said.

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[Cousin Dupree]

So they are scared the victim's people are going to say something good about them? Sheesh!

Just more defense attorney shenanigans making sure the guy doesn't get a retrial based on ineffective council.

A-holish thing to do, but it's his job.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/devils-den-murders/prosecutors-reject-challenges-to-death-penalty-in-devils-den-killings-case/

Prosecutors reject challenges to death penalty in Devil’s Den killings case​

Prosecutors say defense attorneys in the capital murder case against Andrew McGann are relying on legal arguments courts have rejected for decades as motions continue to pile up ahead of trial.

In recent filings, the state argues the latest challenges to Arkansas’ death penalty laws do not break new ground.


Defense attorneys have filed multiple motions in recent weeks challenging both the death penalty and how the case would be presented at trial. Those filings ask the court to:

• Remove the death penalty as a sentencing option
• Challenge the capital murder charge as overlapping with first-degree murder
• Argue the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment
• Claim Arkansas’ sentencing structure is unconstitutional because it does not allow juries to show mercy
• Require a judge to review victim impact statements before they are shown to a jury
• Limit or strike aggravating circumstances, including claims the crime was especially cruel

The defense has also accused Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Brandon Carter of violating a gag order by speaking publicly about the case — something the state disputes.

Prosecutors argue the legal challenges to the death penalty itself were “meritless,” and that they have already been settled by higher courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Arkansas’s implementation of the death penalty is constitutional, not void for vagueness, not overly broad, and do not unconstitutionally overlap the first-degree murder statute, nor does it require a jury to impose a mandatory death sentence,” prosecutors wrote in one filing.
Because of that precedent, the state is asking the judge to deny the motions.

McGann is scheduled to return to court for a pretrial hearing on April 1.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Defense requests ban on recording, broadcasting during Andrew McGann trial and hearings

This comes after prosecutor Brandon Carter reaffirmed his stance on seeking the death penalty.

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Defense requests ban on recording, broadcasting during Andrew McGann trial and hearings​

Lawyers for Andrew McGann, the 29-year-old teacher accused of killing two hikers at Devil's Den in July 2025, have requested that all recordings of the court proceedings be banned.

The filing from March 30 asks the judge to bar any broadcasting, recording, or photography of all court proceedings for McGann's case.

This comes after Washington County Prosecutor Brandon Carter reaffirmed his stance on seeking the death penalty after the defense attempted to argue the state's sentencing framework was "an incorrect statement of law."


McGann is set for another hearing in Washington County court on April 1.

 

[Kimster]

I hope the judge allows recordings in there. Just because that guy doesn’t want the world to know his evil deeds doesn’t mean we lose the right to a public trial.