One of Hemy Neuman’s attorneys said the day after denying he shot Rusty Sneiderman, Neuman made a statement to police about the crime.
“The very next day, he admits to the shooting while he’s being brought to court for his initial appearance,” attorney Bob Rubin said.
“I want this to end,” Rubin read from Neuman’s January 2011 statement. “There’s no reason for anyone else to get hurt… I want to get this over so people can get on with their miserable lives.”
On Feb. 28, the prosecution rested its case, according to ajc.com.
Earlier in the day, jurors were shown the final hour of the Jan. 4, 2011, video of Hemy Neuman’s interview with Dunwoody Police.
In the recording, police tell Neuman there are several holes in his story about where he was on Nov. 18, 2010, the day Rusty Sneiderman was shot in front of the Dunwoody day care center where he had just dropped off his young son.
“It looks to me like you’re painted into a corner,” a Dunwoody police officer said in the video.
“I know. It doesn’t look good,” Neuman said.
Neuman watched attentively from his seat next to his attorneys in the DeKalb County courtroom, wearing a similar sweater to the one he has on in the recording. He shook his head and closed his eyes at several points during the interview.
Lt. David Barnes, a Dunwoody police officer who conducted the interview that lead to Hemy Neuman’s arrest, took the witness stand Feb. 28. Barnes said he had no concerns about Neuman’s mental state during the 5 ½- hour police interview.
Barnes said he was “pretty sure” he had found the gunman at the time of the interview. “I was trying to get him to admit that he did do it,” Barnes said.
Rubin asked Barnes about what Andrea Sneiderman, the victim’s widow, told him about her contact with Neuman.
Barnes said Andrea Sneiderman did not tell him about a Dec. 28 email from Neuman that included a love song. “It’s an email she should have told us about,” Barnes said.