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.

A 28-year-old teacher has been charged with the “senseless" killings of a couple who were hiking with their children at a popular state park in Arkansas.

James Andrew McGann, 28, was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Clinton and Cristen Brink, authorities said.