Tambourino Pleads Guilty to Fireside Assault, Sentenced to Prison

Marino A. Tambourino, 36, of Ambler, was sentenced to six-to-23 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the March 2012 assault of a Lansdale man at the Fireside Bar and Grill.

In addition to the prison sentence, Tambourino will also have to complete two years' of probation following his parole, according to the Reporter. The report adds that he will be eligible for work release while incarcerated.

Though originally charged with felony aggravated assault, Tambourino pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person as part of Monday's plea agreement.

 for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, police discovered David Rogers, 30, of Lansdale, laying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor of the establishment.

Rogers told police that he was dancing near the kitchen doors of the bar when a white male grabbed him around his neck and pushed him through the kitchen doors, according to the affidavit of probable cause. He stated the next thing he remembered was waking up in the ambulance, the report states.

Rogers suffered skull, orbital and nose fractures as a result of the alleged assault.

Speaking to police during the evening of March 18, 2012, Tambourino stated that his wife said she had been grabbed by Rogers, so he grabbed Rogers by the back of of his shirt and went into the kitchen, where Rogers accidentally slipped on the floor and hit his face, the report states.

Police then spoke with one of the witnesses to the incident,  the report states. The same witness positively identified Tambourino as the suspect, according to the report.

Tambourino will begin serving his sentence on June 3.

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