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Devil’s Den murder suspect Andrew James McGann would ‘tickle’ girls, told one, ‘I wish you could be my girlfriend,’ parent at his former school says

August 2, 2025
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Devil’s Den murder suspect Andrew James McGann would ‘tickle’ girls, told one, ‘I wish you could be my girlfriend,’ parent at his former school says
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The teacher accused of murdering two parents in front of their young daughters at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas once put a little girl on his lap and asked her to be his “girlfriend” at his former Texas school, a disturbed parent recalled to The Post Friday.

Andrew James McGann, 28 — who authorities say admitted to butchering Clinton David Brink, 43, and wife Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, on Saturday — put the “little girl on his lap” and said “things like, ‘I wish I could date you, I wish you could be my girlfriend,’ just really nasty like grooming behavior,” said Zacharri Polyak, whose son attended Donald Elementary School in Flower Mound when the accused killer taught there.

“This monster was around our children,” fumed the dad, who added that his son was occasionally in his class on Fridays.

Mugshot of Andrew McGann.
Andrew McGann, stands accused of killing Clinton David Brink, 43, and his wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, 41. AP

“Mr. McGann was giving a lot of special treatment to girls in particular. He was giving them candy, bringing them Sonic drinks, playing tag with them, tickling them, just really suspect behavior,” Polyak said.

The north Texas school district, Lewisville ISD, told The Post McGann was placed on administrative leave “following concerns related to classroom management, professional judgement, and student favoritism” while he was employed during the 2022-2023 school year.

Screenshot of a Facebook post detailing allegations of grooming and murder against a former teacher.
A parent accused McGann of grooming children using creepy tactics. Facebook/Lindsay Camp Polyak

However, their “internal investigation found no evidence of inappropriate behavior with students.”

McGann resigned in May 2023, according to the school district.

But Polyak expressed outrage that he was let off so easily.

“It should have been an immediate firing with reports to Child Protective Services,” he charged.

Photo of Cristen and Clinton Brink.
McGann reportedly admitted to slaughtering Cristen Brink and Clinton Brink. Facebook / Clinton Brink

Sierra Marcum, whose son was in McGann’s fourth-grade class at the Texas school, shared that the alleged murderer was strange and standoffish during her previous encounters with him.

“[He was] pretty cold. You could ask him a question, and he would give you a one-word response,” Marcum said. “Overall, just pretty disinterested in his students.”

He was the “most standoffish teacher” she had ever met, she said.

Marcum reported some of McGann‘s behavior to a principal after her son came home upset, she said.

Andrew James McGann at a bond hearing.
McGann was charged with two counts of capital murder in Arkansas, a death penalty state. AP
Photo of Clinton Brink with his two daughters in a car.
Clinton Brink was killed alongside his wife, while his daughters survived by running to safety. Facebook / Clinton Brink

“Eventually, he told me that he and some other classmates had noticed that Mr. McGann was very touchy and showed a lot of favoritism to certain girls in the class,” Marcum said, without elaborating.

“I guess [the murder allegations] did surprise me, because while I thought he was off, I never thought he was violent,” she told WFAA.

McGann was hired the next school year to teach fifth grade at Spring Creek Elementary in Oklahoma – which told The Post that a thorough background check turned up nothing to indicate he shouldn’t be hired.

“As with all district employees, McGann underwent and passed all legally required national background checks,” the school district said in a statement, adding that no alarms were raised during his interview and that there was never reason to discipline him during his tenure. 

Person with backpack in woods.
Arkansas State Police shared a photo of a man in the woods before they located McGann. AP

McGann was set to start a new teaching job at Springdale Public Schools in a week.

SPS superintendent Jared Cleveland confirmed McGann had been hired for the teaching job, but said he “has not at any time come into contact with Springdale students or the families we serve,” according to 5 News.

McGann allegedly ambushed the parents and stabbed them to death while their two daughters, ages 9 and 7, ran to safety. The two girls were unharmed.

Police tracked down McGann at a barbershop and arrested him mid-haircut after a five-day manhunt.

He was charged Wednesday with capital murder.

McGann appeared in court Friday and was ordered held without bail, according to News 5.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the deadly attack.

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