Man Found Guilty Of Shooting Relative Outside LI Billiards Bar: DA

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — A man was found guilty of shooting his relative during an argument outside a billiards bar last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday.

Jonathan Redar, 33, of Miller Place, was convicted on charges of first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the DA said.

"This defendant, a previously convicted felon, and who was prohibited from possessing a firearm, shot a member of his family outside a crowded establishment," Tierney said in a news release. "Despite the challenges posed in this case, the phenomenal work of SCPD detectives allowed my prosecutors to present a compelling case. I thank the jury for their work."

Just after 2 a.m. May 7, 2024, Redar and his relative began to argue in the parking lot of a billiards bar in Mount Sinai, officials said. Redar then pulled out a firearm and fired a single shot at his family member while unsuspecting bystanders were nearby, prosecutors said.

The bullet penetrated the relative's left forearm and abdominal area, the DA said. Redar then fled from the bar, authorities said.

The relative was transported to Mather Hospital and later brought to Stony Brook Hospital for emergency surgery in their trauma unit, where he was treated for numerous injuries including shattered bones and damage to his organs, investigators said. A bullet fragment was also removed from the man, officials said.

On May 15, 2024, while conducting surveillance, Suffolk County detectives located Redar and arrested
him at a Walmart in Yaphank, prosecutors said.

Before the shooting, Redar had been convicted of multiple felonies, Tierney said. Redar's previous convictions include, but are not limited to, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance in 2016; and second-degree attempted assault in 2012, the DA said.

On Wednesday, Redar was found guilty of the billiards bar shooting, officials said.

Redar is due back in court for sentencing on June 10 and faces up to 25 years in prison. He is being
represented by David Besso.