A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following the deaths of husband and wife Clinton and Cristen Brink. who were killed while out hiking with their two young daughters in Arkansas.

Arkansas authorities say a 28-year-old schoolteacher has admitted killing a couple who were hiking with their two young daughters at a state park. Clinton David Brink and Cristen Amanda Brink

Andrew James McGann, of Springdale, Arkansas, was charged with two counts of capital murder in the killings of 43-year-old Clinton David Brink and his wife, 41-year-old Cristen Amanda Brink, Arkansas State Police said.