A Miller Place man was found guilty of shooting a relative during an argument outside a pool hall last year.
On May 7, 2024, at approximately 2:03 a.m., Jonathan Redar and the victim began to argue in the parking lot of a billiards bar in Mount Sinai. Redar then pulled out a firearm and fired a single shot at the victim while unsuspecting bystanders were nearby. The bullet penetrated the victim’s left forearm and abdominal area. Redar then fled the scene.
The victim was transported to Mather Hospital and later transported 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. A bullet fragment was also removed from the victim.
On May 15, 2024, while conducting surveillance, Suffolk County detectives located Redar and subsequently placed him under arrest at a Walmart in Yaphank.
Prior to this case, Redar had been convicted of multiple felonies including, but not limited to, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony, in 2016, and Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, a Class E felony, in 2012.
On May 7, 2025, Redar was convicted of Assault in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C felony, after a jury trial heard before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz.
Redar is due back in court for sentencing on June 10, 2025, and faces up to 25 years in prison.
“This defendant, a previously convicted felon, and who was prohibited from possessing a firearm, shot a member of his family outside a crowded establishment,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “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.”