Carson Briere will get probation for pushing wheelchair down bar stairs

Up to date Dec. 21, 2023: The Erie County District Lawyer’s Workplace authorized Carson Briere, the son of Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere, and Patrick Carrozzi’s purposes for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, a particular program for first-time, nonviolent offenders.

They’ll each get 15 months probation and could have their expenses dismissed and their information expunged in the event that they efficiently full it.

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

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 a substitute 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 college 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 girl 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 girl should 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 girl buy a brand new chair.

Deadspin additionally tried to achieve 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 can be boys!” nonsense about how boys don’t know why they destroy issues, their brains aren’t absolutely developed, blah blah blah. Carson Briére will not be a baby. 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 keeping with the Mercyhurst assertion, the college 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’re conscious of the incident, a report was lately made, we’ve begun an investigation, however presently we will’t remark any additional.”

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 isn’t any excuse for my actions,” he informed the outlet. “and I’ll do no matter I can to make up for this critical lack of judgment.”

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

His father had this to say, per TMZ: “They’re inexcusable and run utterly counter to our household’s values on treating individuals with respect. Carson could be very sorry and accepts full duty for his conduct.”

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