DECATUR —
The widow of a businessman gunned down outside a suburban Atlanta preschool in 2010 has been taken into custody, a spokesman for the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.
Andrea Sneiderman was in custody, but DeKalb County officials declined to say whether she has been charged or offer other specifics until a 1 p.m. news conference by District Attorney Robert James.
Russell Sneiderman, an ambitious Harvard-educated businessman, was killed just after he dropped his son off at a preschool in Dunwoody in November 2010.
The case drew national attention after authorities arrested Andrea Sneiderman’s boss, Hemy Neuman, and charged him with the slaying.
The trial largely centered on whether Andrea Sneiderman was involved in an affair with Neuman, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
After the trial, Neuman’s defense attorneys and Russell Sneiderman’s family said they hoped that prosecutors would investigate Andrea Sneiderman in the killing.
At the time, Russell Sneiderman’s brother, Steve, said the family long suspected Andrea was involved in Russell’s death, and the trial only confirmed their suspicions. Attorneys for Steve Sneiderman and his parents declined comment Thursday.
During the trial, Andrea Sneiderman denied an affair and denied knowing anything about the shooting.
A call to one of her attorneys was not immediately returned Thursday morning.
After the trial ended, the district attorney said his office was reviewing the case. He was asked about the possibility that charges would be filed related to Andrea Sneiderman.
“Everybody’s asking that question,” James said at the time. “And I’m not going to stand up here and be disingenuous and say that’s something that’s not being considered.”
State News
August 2, 2012
Widow of slain businessman taken into custody
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