Man Found Guilty After Bringing Loaded, Defaced Handgun To LI Bar: DA

OAKDALE, NY — A Selden man was found guilty following a jury trial after he brought a loaded and defaced firearm into an Oakdale bar last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

Steven Musgrove, 29, of Selden, was found guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a
weapon and other charges, Tierney said.

The evidence at trial established that on March 22, 2024, Musgrove entered Shakers Pub in
Oakdale just before it closed for the night and began having a conversation with the bartender, the DA said.

When a Suffolk County Police Department sergeant entered Shakers Pub to conduct a routine check of the bar’s liquor license, Musgrove went to the other end of the bar and placed a loaded handgun in the trash before exiting the building, the DA said.

After Musgrove left, the bartender looked into the garbage can, saw the firearm, and alerted the sergeant; law enforcement recovered a loaded and defaced black handgun with an extended magazine from inside the trash can, Tierney said.

Video surveillance from the bar showed Musgrove placing the handgun in the trash can; DNA testing also revealed the presence of Musgrove’s DNA on the firearm, the magazine, and an ammunition cartridge, Tierney said.

On March 26, Musgrove was found guilty of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony, one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class D violent felony, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm, a Class E felony, after a jury trial heard before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard Horowitz, the DA said.

Prior to his conviction in the case, Musgrove was previously convicted of second-degree attempted robbery, a Class D violent felony, in 2014, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony, in 2017, Tierney said.

Musgrove was remanded following the verdict and is due back in court for sentencing on April 29; he faces up to 25 years to life in prison, Tierney said.

He is being represented by Pierre Bazile, who could not immediately be reached for comment.

'A two-time felon with a loaded and defaced firearm in a bar after midnight is a clear and present danger to the public," said Tierney. "I thank the bartender for quick thinking, as well as the members of the Suffolk County Police Department, who recovered the gun and conducted a thorough investigation that led to the defendant’s arrest."