There is nothing Marino could have said that would justify an officer assaulting a 70 year old man. This is disgusting.

I can assure you that nothing will happen to the officer even if he was wrong. My family and I were assaulted by one of these "officers" a couple years ago. He pepper sprayed my 10 month old grandson in my home. His superiors determined he acted appropriately when EVERY police officer responding that night disagreed!!!

I do not know this gentleman personally I know of the good work HR did for the county . I think personally that former public eye people like this are newsworthy . People enjoy conflicts. Marino is a known person and thus newsworthy . I'm sure the conservation officer abuses his authority . After all he is not a real cop. That would make anyone over step their bounds.People have a need for power in those positions. I'm sure Marino is a gentleman as I've never been formally introduced. I welcome Mike Marino to come to my barber shop though and get an award winning cut from an award winning barber .

sorry for a couple grammatical errors . I have fat fingers and am on my Inspire 4G typing this .

He should have been shot and left to die, like the hunting accident he was involved with a couple years ago. Did his B*THCH Bruce Castor run to defend him yet?

Oh come on! Abington Hospital!(why not Suburban or Montgomery) WTF over..MIke.you have been involved in other altercations...you are too little to start fist fights...you were always a great supporter of law enforcement and I liked that but this is another one of your episodes.

there is good and bad all around- if the officer was wrong shame on him but if it was justified marino should have just shut his mouth and let him do his job- how many bums get off because of pull from people of authority

Well shutting Mike mouth is hard to do...First time in the News was went he place a call to his good buddy Gambone to inform him his brother-in-law was busted, possibly giving the Gambone's a Head up to clean house? Then there was the fight between his 80 year old Neighbor on a wooden log on a horse plath and Mike knocke the mans teeth out of his head and the man dentist place the call for the man to be charge. Not to mention the news camera catching him throught a fit in his office or that the DA office was badded for noise control since Mike has a bad temper and vulguer mouth to boot... Recently he was Hunting with his nephew and his Nephew was not to be an owner of any guns becasue his Uncle Mike was His attorny for that case and this nephew shoots and kills a man. It make me shake my head why Mr. Marino was not placed into custody for asscessary to the killing since he knew his nephew was not allowed to own guns....

Sorry I to have fat finger the word is padded office for Noise control..

To say Mike is at fault for David shooting a man is pure ignorance on the case. It is a shame you do not work with facts...

As for the "fight", I know many who work at that ranch and they clearly saw Mike tell the officer to not block his driveway (which is fully in his rights as a property owner), the officer gave attitude, then shoved Mike to the ground. Let's not lose focus on who the bad guy is in THIS case.

I believe Mike went to Abington for head trauma. He suffered a concussion in the incident.

Mike's son, Mark, is now in prison. Where o' where do you think he got it from? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! The CO may have been justified, who knows, but they do a good job of patrolling the local parks and keeping things in order when the 'real' cops won't do their jobs.

There is a major difference between patrolling a local park and bullying/harassing people in the park. Many of us choose to trailer other places because of this park ranger. A constant abuser of power. And yes, Mark is in prison doing his time- Mark is an adult and makes his own decisions.

I know of multiple altercations that prove an abuse of power by them, including...
1) A long-time tenant was temporarily parked in front of their house to take groceries out of their car- this officer pulled up and ticketed them for parking there. Unnecessary.
2) Landscapers were hired to powerwash a bridge for the park, they used water from the creek to power the washer. They were fined. Odd?
3) My favorite... Supervised prisoners were clearing trail as part of a program for work release. After sawing logs that were on the trail, the prisoners were instructed to move the logs away from the trail. While moving logs, a GUN was pulled on them by a ranger for "stealing park property". Just crazy how a badge can go to your head.

I have been riding in that park for as long as I can remember, the new group of guards, with the exception of Mr. Gribbosh, is just terrible.

I'm sorry, but I don't think you should ever interrupt any officer while performing his duty. And Mr. Marino should know that after all the years he spent in law enforcement. You have no idea what the situation is; the person being pulled over may be dangerous. After the officer is done with his business - that is the time to politely ask him to move. I used to love Mike Marino when he was DA - he was hard hitting on crime and criminals. I should not have taken that attitude into his personal life. I'm sure the officer over-reacted also, but like I said, Mr. Marino should have known better.

Carol, that is just it... Mike had allowed the officer to finish his business in the lot, while the customers of the ranch waited to leave. After the driver was dismissed, the officer continued to block the driveway- at which time, Mike asked what the hold up was, starting altercation. It is well within a property owner's rights to request an officer leave private property- Mike also knows that.

Daryl D, you certainly are a supporter of Mike Marino, but you are incorrect in your assessment of Marino's innocence in the killing of Barry Groh. Marino was not forthcoming to authorities in the matter, and if you read the affidavit of probable cause, you will see clearly where Marino did not act in a manner appropriate for a former prosecutor. These comments questioning Marino's statements and integrity are well within reason, when you consider his past actions.
You state there is no reason for any officer to assault a 70 year old man, but Marino himself assaulted a senior citizen some years ago, when he assaulted his neighbor in a dispute.
The relationship between Marino and the Gambones, as well as other notable business men of italian decent, gives the impression of impropriety, even if there was no criminal action. Marino shows us, at the very least, that he has poor judgment.
While DA, Mike Marino streamlined DUI laws creating a lucrative environment for attorneys, such as his nephew, David Manilla. All this was to the detriment of public safety and created an atmosphere for DUI offenders to continue their destructive behavior until they finally killed someone in a crash.
Mike Marino should not be looked upon as a good and valued public servant. His offspring are no better, acting as if they are deserving of more than you or I, because they are Marinos. All these things point to the type of person Mike Marino really is, and he is unworthy of your devotion.

The senior citizen that he "assaulted" was actually putting children in danger. If it were your kids there, you would not be so unsupportive. That old man put up a very dangerous obstacle on trail that was meant to hurt innocent horses and in-turn hurt the riders on the horses. I do not support that guy one bit.

OK Daryl, I'll give you victim in this case; however, I'm not making him 100% victim. I have a feeling that his tone in addressing the officer may have a more than a little to do with provoking the assault. Mr. Marino seems to have quite a fan in you - he's a lucky man to have such support.

Carol, I am a supporter of Mike, yes. The reason for that is that I come from a huge group of kids he has given a second chance to in his other life- the ranch. He runs a horse camp and I, as well as many of my friends, are better as a result of it. The press and political articles do not show that side of his life in detail. He made some questionable decisions in his time in the spotlight, but he also did many good things. It pains me to see his idiot nephew and son reflect so poorly recently- as Mike really is better now than he is portrayed and does not support the actions of either. I know the children that were working at the barn on this day and they called me right away to let me know Mike had been injured. First thing I asked was had he touched the officer and they said he didnt even have time to put his hands up! Shame kids had to see that...

Daryl, your a good guy and right on the money as far as Mike is concerned and as far as these rangers are in the park. Myself and my children on more than one occasion have been unnecessarily harassed by a ranger. I would have to say for those who do not go to this park or do not live in this area, perhaps should hold their opinion to themselves. Carol, yes Mike was 100% the victim, ask anyone of the kids who were there---if you were not their, than once again you are only voicing and opinion instead of a fact.
Mr. Marino has a lot of fans with a lot of people. Daryl is correct, what he has done for kids with horses has been wonderful. Perhaps you don't know the man who works seven days a week at his ranch. Who fixes breakfast for all the kids on weekends at ranches, who supports them and takes them to endurance competitions and who teaches them great lessons. My children have worked for him and my son admires him tremendously. He teaches kids responsibility, work ethics, something a lot of the kids of today need that some parents do not bother to teach.
I just wonder to those who always pass bad judgement and bring up past issues if they at anytime in their life have done something that someone else could look back and make negative judgement of them?
What happened to Mr. Marino, being assaulted in front of all the kids at the ranch, on his own property, has absolutely nothing to do with the past. Perhaps people should stick with the issue.

Look at all of you "Know it alls." Stating that Park Rangers are not "Real Cops???" "Abusing their authority." etc. You are way misinformed here. PA State Park Rangers are more real than a "Real Cop." Let me educate you on Law Enforcement. There are 3 major levels.
1. Federal - FBI, DEA, etc.
2. State - PSP, Park Rangers
3. Local - Municipal
In that order! Park Rangers attend Police Academy and are ACT 120 certified. They enforce the PA Crimes code, Vehicle Code, Fish and Boat and Game Laws! THEY HAVE FULL ARREST POWERS and can enforce more than you local Municipal cop that you are calling "Real." LOL!
Now that I just saved you from finding out the hard way. The facts are not in yet. If the Park Ranger used a force not neccessary, regardless of who the person is, he will be reprimanded.
You DO NOT interupt any Law Enforcement Officer for ANY reason when they are on a vehicle stop. Vehicle stops are the most dangerous part of their DUTY and more officers are killed in the line of duty from vehicle stops than any other crime! A former DA with any brains would know this and WAIT to speak to the officer AFTER he is finished!! PERIOD!

As I was told, by eye witnesses, the person pulled over had been dismissed before mike had walked over- thus the stop was over.

There are good cops and bad cops in every level of law enforcement. Lets wait to hear the facts before we judge Daryl D.

OK, I think we're going to find that it's going to be somewhere in the middle. Daryl has a rose-colored-glasses view and I'm glad I heard something positive about Mike Marino as I used to think very highly of him in his DA days. I will grant that the officer over-reacted to the situation and should be reprimanded; however, I also think that Mr. Marino needs to behave better with the general public. He has a reputation that I'm sure the officer was aware of and that may have caused the over-reaction. End of my contibutions to this article.