Teacher accused in Devil’s Den murders of married couple in front of their daughters barely speaks during brief hearing as he’s held without bail

The teacher accused of murdering a couple in front of their kids at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last week showed no emotion as barely spoke a word he was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance Friday morning.

Andrew James McGann, 28, stood motionless before a judge in Washington County Courthouse wearing black and white striped jail scrubs with his hands shackled to his side during the brief hearing where he was flanked by his lawyer and while the judge read him his rights.

McGann was assigned a public defender to represent him in the case and he was held without bail. He’s due to be arraigned on Aug. 25 on two counts of capital murder.

McGann is accused of killing Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, and Clinton David Brink, 43, in front of their daughters, ages seven and nine, on July 26. He was arrested five days later at a salon while he was in the middle of getting a haircut.