Philadelphia (CBS) – Carson Brierson of interim Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Breyer, Removed from Mercyhurst University The men’s ice hockey team announced Monday.
Mercyhurst University said in a statement that the school “cannot comment further on this matter.”
Carson Brier was charged last month with pushing a disabled woman’s wheelchair down the steps of an Erie tavern. He was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and related offences. He was initially suspended from the hockey team following the charges.
Patrick Carotzi, another Mercyhurst student who plays on the men’s lacrosse team, was also charged with the same offenses in connection with the incident.
The incident occurred at Sullivan’s Tavern and Restaurant in Erie in March.
A video, posted by @juliazukowski on Twitter, shows Carson Breyer and two other friends at the top of the stairs in Sullivan’s. Carson Bree is seen sitting in a wheelchair and then pushing him down the steps.
Security took the woman downstairs to use the staff bathroom, said Nate Sanders, Sullivan’s chief of security. While she was downstairs, he pushed the wheelchair.
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Sanders told CBS News Philadelphia that “it sounded like somebody fell down the stairs” when the wheelchair was pushed.
Sanders said Carson Brier and another friend were kicked out of the bar after security reviewed the camera footage.
Carson Brier played in 30 games, including 10 starts, scoring five goals and having eight assists during the 2022-23 season for Mercyhurst.
Carson Brier is scheduled to appear in court in May. He apologized after the video went viral on social media.
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