Carson Briere will get probation for pushing wheelchair down bar stairs

Up to date Dec. 21, 2023: The Erie County District Attorney’s Office approved Carson Briere, the son of Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere, and Patrick Carrozzi’s applications for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, a special program for first-time, nonviolent offenders.

They’ll each get 15 months probation and may have their costs dismissed and their data expunged if they successfully complete it.

[Update March 2023]: A lady has come ahead on Twitter, figuring out herself because the proprietor of the wheelchair that was (inexplicably) pushed down the steps by three Mercyhurst pupil athletes, together with Carson Briere, who’ve now been suspended by the school. The GoFundMe to assist buy a brand new wheelchair for Sydney stands at over $8,800 on the time this story was revealed.

Yesterday, a tweet began circulating on Twitter that purportedly confirmed Mercyhurst males’s hockey participant Carson Briére, son of former NHLer and present Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briére, and one other unidentified man inexplicably tossing an empty wheelchair down the steps at Sullivan’s Pub in Erie, Penn. Seconds later, with the wheelchair upended one flight down, each males casually stroll into the pub, as nonchalantly as if they’d tossed a crimson Solo cup into the trash as an alternative of throwing somebody’s entry to the world down a flight of stairs.

Deadspin reached out to Mercyhurst’s Athletic Division yesterday night, however obtained no response. This morning, the varsity issued a press release all however confirming one of many males was Briére.

The place it began

Right here’s the unique tweet and the assertion:

Julia Zukowski, who posted the unique tweet thread, confirmed to Deadspin that the person within the white hat is Briére. Zukowski tweeted that the wheelchair was left on the high of the steps as a result of the lady who makes use of it (who needs to stay nameless) needed to be carried downstairs to make use of the restrooms. So not solely did this lady must take care of inaccessible restrooms, she had a few assholes toss her chair down the steps for no purpose that anybody can discern. A GoFundMe has been established to assist the lady buy a brand new chair.

Deadspin additionally tried to succeed in out to Briére for remark, however obtained no reply earlier than the story went to publication. Nonetheless, Zukowski did share this direct message from Briére that she obtained on Instagram shortly after the piece went viral:

That is the place I cease you from emailing me along with your “boys will be boys!” nonsense about how boys don’t know why they destroy issues, their brains aren’t totally developed, blah blah blah. Carson Briére just isn’t a toddler. He’s a 24-year-old man who performs hockey and has a father who works at hockey’s highest stage. That is bullying, plain and easy. It goes with out saying that the one purpose a wheelchair can be sitting unattended in a public area is that 1) somebody makes use of it or 2) somebody might want to use it. That is the equal of grabbing a wheelchair on the entrance of your grocery retailer and ramming it right into a show filled with canned corn. Idiotic. Merciless. Completely unhinged.

In accordance with the Mercyhurst assertion, the varsity is investigating. Deadspin reached out to the Erie Police Division to find out in the event that they have been additionally trying into the matter however, on the time of publication, we had not obtained a response.

[Update]: After this story went to publication, Dan Spizarney, chief on the Metropolis of Erie Police Division, reached out to Deadspin with the next assertion: “We are aware of the incident, a report was recently made, we’ve begun an investigation, but at this time we can’t comment any further.”

We’ll proceed to replace this story as extra info turns into accessible or if anybody decides to remark.

[Update]: Carson Briére admitted he pushed the wheelchair and supplied a press release to TMZ Sports activities: “There is no excuse for my actions,” he informed the outlet. “and I will do whatever I can to make up for this serious lack of judgment.”

Upon fessing up Briére claims he’s “deeply sorry” for his conduct.

His father had this to say, per TMZ: “They are inexcusable and run completely counter to our family’s values on treating people with respect. Carson is very sorry and accepts full responsibility for his behavior.”

[Update]: Briére and two different student-athletes have been suspended.