Man Who Shot Relative Outside LI Billiards Bar Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he shot his relative during an argument outside a billiards bar last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Monday.

Jonathan Redar, 33, of Miller Place, was found guilty of first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Tierney said. Redar, a prior felony offender, also faces five years of post-release supervision, the DA siad.

"What began as a dispute turned into a near-deadly act of violence," Tierney said in a news release. "In Suffolk County, all should be on notice that any violence with a firearm will be met with decades behind bars."

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 May 7, Redar was found guilty of the billiards bar shooting, officials said. He was represented by David Besso.