A Rebels bikie stands accused of gunning down a man on the doorstep of his south coast home just minutes after the alleged victim had put his young daughters to bed.
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Johnny Salafia, 38, was shot in the head and chest after answering a knock at the door of his Kings Point residence in 2013.
He died where he fell.
More than four years after the brutal death, police swooped on the home of Rebels bikie member Robert John Stewart McCloskey at Surfside, near Batemans Bay, just after dawn on Thursday and took him into custody.
The dramatic arrest of the shirtless 42-year-old followed an in-depth investigation by Strike Force Hobler, comprised of investigators from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and Shoalhaven detectives.
McCloskey did not apply for bail when he appeared briefly before magistrate Doug Dick in Batemans Bay Local Court on Thursday afternoon.
McCloskey appeared relaxed and nodded at Mr Dick while he listened to proceedings from the dock.
He was formally refused bail to reappear via video link in Nowra Local Court on January 17.
Mr Salafia had just finished putting his young daughters to bed after a night spent at the movies when the doorbell rang late.
Neighbours told Fairfax Media at the time of the shooting that he had greeted the visitor. Then two shots interrupted the night.
Mr Salafia's death was a tragedy for his loved ones. As well as his two daughters, he was married, and also had a son with his ex-wife.
Just over a week earlier he had survived a fatal crash at Bargo, in which an elderly man was killed.
His ex-wife, Carly Stewart, told Fairfax Media in February that Mr Salafia had briefly been a member of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang in the early 2000s.
Ms Stewart said his membership only lasted six months after friends convinced him to join.
with Milton Ulladulla Times
