Dunwoody Shooting: Handgun May Have Been Purchased Last Halloween

New documents in the case against Hemy Neuman show that he may have inquired about and purchased – in cash – a Bersa handgun on the same day last year.

The warrants, used to gather evidence in the case against Neuman, were unsealed Friday, making records that have been, for the most part, kept under wraps during the first few months in the case.

Neuman is accused of shooting Russell ‘Rusty’ Sneiderman outside of a Dunwoody Village pre-school on Nov. 18.

While a searched for in the warrants was , the newly unsealed warrants revealed a few new details in the case.

The warrants were opened Friday at the request of the DeKalb County District Attorney’s office. Assistant District Attorney Don Geary submitted a brief arguing that the records had been discussed thoroughly during pre-trial hearings in August and should be opened. Judge Gregory Adams agreed and granted the unsealing

Much of what was in the warrants has already been reported, or discussed in the pre-trial hearings last month.

One new detail is that Neuman called about a handgun that had been advertised online last Halloween, and he purchased the gun on the same day. The warrant says Neuman also emailed about the firearm.

Search warrants for both Neuman’s and witness Jan De Silva’s phone records said that Neuman called De Silva to buy a Bersa Thunder .40 handgun on Oct. 31, 2010. On the same day, Neuman got out $400 in cash from his JP Morgan Chase bank account, which is part of the state’s evidence list. De Silva later said that Neuman purchased the gun for $375 in cash on that day. De Silva later identified Neuman in a photo lineup.

According to court documents, Neuman .

In one of the warrants is for emails between Neuman and Andrea Sneiderman, the wife of the victim. Neuman was Andrea Sneiderman’s boss at General Electric, and it is .

Among the reasons for the search warrant, includes this:

“Investigation revealed that the defendant and Andrea Sneiderman were spending an inordinate amount of time together, and frequently made overnight trips away from the Atlanta area. It is probable that the defendant may have made some statement and/or admission to Andrea Sneiderman regarding his involvement in the murder of the victim, which may have been conveyed by electronic communication (such as email),” the warrant says.

Another warrant searched the Facebook accounts of both Andrea and Rusty Sneiderman. Warrants also searched email and cell phone records of Neuman, as well as Andrea Sneiderman.

Judge Adams also responded, in writing, to many of the motions made by the defense. His responses put into writing decisions .

Adams has not yet made rulings on several motions, including motions to , motions to suppress

There are also some the items added in the last round of discovery were:

-       inside cameras at Dunwoody Prep

-       Outside cameras at Dunwoody Prep

-       Searches of AT&T and Yahoo accounts of Neuman

-       Searches of Neuman’s Chase accounts

-       Searches of Neuman’s Sprint account

-       Building visitors to General Electric’s building at 4200 Wildwood Way on the day of Nov. 18.

-       A receipt from King’s Wark, which is the name of a bar in Edinburgh, Scotland (Neuman and Andrea Sneiderman allegedly took a trip together to Scotland)

-       A Delta boarding pass for Neuman from Atlanta to Melbourne, Australia from March 26, 2010

-       GBI reports on both firearms and handwriting

-       A hotel reservation for Andrea Sneiderman for the Longmont Hotel (a hotel in Colorado)

-       Records from the Atlanta Medical Center