The plea comes after police stated the suspect made feedback “indicating that he had dedicated these heinous acts” to investigators; prosecutors are pursuing the dying penalty.
The trainer accused of brutally killing a pair mountain climbing in Arkansas with their two daughters has pleaded not responsible of homicide.
Andrew McGann, 28, has been charged with two counts of capital homicide and entered his plea throughout a short listening to in entrance of a decide on Thursday at Washington County jail. He is due again in courtroom on November 14.
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Following the listening to, Prosecuting Legal professional Brandon Carter instructed FOX24 that McGann confirmed little or no emotion and had little to say on the listening to. He added the state remains to be pursuing the dying penalty.
McGann was arrested final month whereas getting a haircut in Springdale — about 30 miles north from the positioning of the murders — and charged with killing Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, who have been fatally attacked whereas mountain climbing at Satan’s Den State Park within the Ozark Mountains with their two daughters.
The 2 women, aged 7 and 9, weren’t injured — and, in keeping with Arkansas State Police, are “protected with relations.” The Brinks have been additionally dad and mom to a 3rd daughter, who wasn’t with them on the hike.
In a press convention after his arrest, police known as the murders a “fully random occasion,” with Col. Mike Hagar saying, “Now we have no purpose to imagine that there was any identified affiliation between our suspect and our victims.”
Authorities stated the 2 have been stabbed to dying, with Clinton being the primary one attacked. Per police, Cristen rushed the 2 kids to security and “returned to assist her husband,” when she was killed. When requested a few attainable motive, Hagar stated “that is nonetheless a part of the investigation,” whereas including they do not imagine there are every other suspects.
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McGann was allegedly injured in the course of the assault, resulting in a lack of blood. His DNA got here up as a match for DNA on the scene. Per police, he additionally made feedback “indicating that he had dedicated these heinous acts” to investigators — whereas “there have been articles discovered” in his dwelling “which are in step with being concerned on this specific crime.”
Additionally discovered within the dwelling have been objects matching these seen in a photograph launched by authorities, exhibiting the again of somebody who, on the time, was an individual of curiosity. Surveillance footage additionally allegedly confirmed McGann’s 2022 Kia Stinger leaving the world across the time of the murders.
That Stinger was situated outdoors the Springdale barber store the place he was arrested; a substance whereas seemed to be blood was discovered inside.
Per officers, McGann had no felony historical past and no identified historical past with psychological sickness. He had lately moved to Arkansas to start out a brand new instructing job, reportedly passing background checks earlier than being employed.
