College ice hockey participant Carson Briere — the son of Philadelphia Flyers GM Daniel Briere — was hit with three felony expenses on Monday … after he was seen on video pushing a lady’s wheelchair down a flight of stairs earlier this month.
According to court docket data, Briere was charged with felony mischief, disorderly conduct, and conspiracy to commit felony mischief. The data present he is due in court docket in May for a listening to on the matter.
In court docket paperwork, obtained by the Associated Press, Erie City Police allege Carson — a junior heart on Mercyhurst Univ.’s hockey workforce — put individuals in danger when he shoved a wheelchair down stairs at a bar close to Mercyhurst’s Pennsylvania campus on March 11.
The AP stories the girl who owned the wheelchair, Sydney Benes, informed police she had simply purchased the chair for $2,000 a 12 months in the past … and Carson’s push left it considerably broken.
According to the AP, Mercyhurst Univ. lacrosse participant Patrick Carrozzi was additionally hit with felony expenses for his alleged function within the incident.
Bar Bans College Hockey Player Carson Briere Over Wheelchair Push
Carson fessed as much as pushing the chair after video from the bar went viral … saying in a press release final week he was “deeply sorry” for his conduct. His father added in a press release that Carson’s actions have been “inexcusable.”
Carson has been suspended from Mercyhurst’s workforce as the college investigates the matter. The bar, in the meantime, has banned him.
A GoFundMe created for Benes after the incident has raised over $8,000. Benes has stated she plans to make use of the cash to repair her chair … after which donate the remaining to others in want.