Charges laid, possible jail time for Carson Briere following wheelchair incident

In case you missed it last week, Carson Briere, son of former NHLer and now Philadelphia Flyers interim GM Danny Briere, made headlines after a video was released that showed him intentionally damaging a wheelchair that belonged to a fellow classmate at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

The younger Briere, who can be seen wearing a white hat in the video below, intentionally pushed a wheelchair down a staircase while the wheelchair's owner was using a washroom just a few feet away. It's unclear what sort of damage was done to the chair, but needless to say that it's somewhat besides the point.

Here's the video that went viral last week:

Father Danny Briere was forced to issue a statement on just his second day on the job as the Flyers' GM, effectively apologizing for his bratty son. And, to be clear, Carson is 23 years old... this isn't some 18 year old freshman we're talking about. In fact, Carson was effectively kicked off of Arizona State's team for "partying too much" back in 2021. A couple years later and a second chance later and it doesn't appear that the kid really gets it.

Well... maybe he will now because he's facing criminal charges.

Today Erie police filed a misdemeanor charge against Briere for criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Patrick Carrozzi, a member of Mercyhurt's lacrosse team, faces the same charges.

 "Upon the defendant exiting the wheelchair Patrick Carrozzi and Carson Briere can be seen moving the wheelchair toward the edge of a staircase where he and the defendant then push the wheelchair down the staircase and walk away. These actions created a hazardous condition by blocking the staircase as a route of egress and posed a danger to any persons that may have been approaching the bottom of the staircase," Erie police stated.

Conviction for these crimes could carry a prison sentence of up to two years with a fine for $5,000. Neither Briere nor Carrozzi have a criminal record though, so I can't see the courts throwing these two young men in jail. At best, they're looking at paying a fine, conducting some community service and hopefully doing their best to scrape off all the mud that they've sprayed on their family's names.