Prosecutors: Deputy killer Jonathan Bun confessed in texts

May 1, 2012 - 14:08
May 1, 2012 - 14:12
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Prosecutors: Deputy killer Jonathan Bun confessed in texts
Jonathan Bun's text

Prosecutors say a man accused of killing a Clayton County deputy confessed shortly after the crime.

Channel 2’s GA Daily News went to a Clayton County court where opening statements in the suspect's trial began Tuesday.

Jonathan Bun is charged with killing Deputy Rick Daly. Daly, 55, was assisting the fugitive squad in serving an arrest warrant when he was shot to death in Riverdale. GA Daily News was the only TV station to get video of Bun being taken into custody after a massive manhunt in July.

Exclusive: The man suspected of shooting and killing a Clayton County sheriff's deputy was arrested and loaded into an ambulance.

In court, prosecutors told jurors Bun killed a real-life hero and showed text messages Bun sent to someone named Kimberly after the shooting.

One text read, ”I just shot at a police. My time ends here. I love you. Make sure the next guy treats you well.

The defense opted not to present an opening statement, but Bun has pleaded not guilty.

Daly was a 25-year veteran of law enforcement and had previously worked for the Clayton County Police Department.

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