THE terrifying mugshot of the man accused of murdering two parents in front of their daughters on a hiking trail has been released.

Former elementary school teacher James Andrew McGann, 28, scowls and appears disheveled in his booking photo after he was arrested following a five-day manhunt.

McGann faces two counts of murder after Clinton and Cristen Brink were found dead along a remote walking trail in Devil’s Den State Park in northwest Arkansas on Saturday.

He was arrested on Wednesday evening at a hair salon in Springdale, Arkansas.

Chilling new details have come to light about McGann, who reportedly moved to the area from Oklahoma to work at a local elementary school, police said.

Springdale Public Schools confirmed McGann was hired to teach third grade in the upcoming school year, ABC News reported.

The school district said he has not come in contact with any Springdale students or their families.

SPS didn’t immediately return The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.

McGann was a fifth-grade teacher for Broken Arrow Public Schools in Oklahoma during the 2023-2024 school year.

He also previously taught fourth grade in Lewisville, Texas, according to reports on social media.

McGann didn’t know the couple he is accused of killing, police said at a press conference on Wednesday night.

Colonel Stacie Rhoads with the Arkansas State Police said she couldn’t comment on a motive, but said more information will be released later.

Police launched a manhunt for the man who attacked the Brinks in broad daylight while they were out hiking on a trail with their two young daughters, aged 7 and 9, Arkansas State Police said.

The two girls weren’t hurt in the attack and are safe with relatives, cops said.

“Clinton and Kristen died heroes protecting their little girls and they deserve justice. They will forever live on in all of our hearts,” the Brink and Osgood family said in a statement.