Son of Flyers GM gets probation after pushing wheelchair down stairs at bar in Erie

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Carson Briere has been given probation after pushing a woman's wheelchair down the steps of a bar in Erie.

The 24-year-old son of Flyers General Manager Danny Briere was removed from the Mercyhurst University hockey team earlier this year after he was charged for pushing a disabled woman's wheelchair down the steps of Sullivan's Pub and Eatery in Erie.

Now, Briere has been give 15 months of probation as part of an ARD program for first-time, non-violent offenders.

He was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and related offenses.

Those charges will be dismissed and expunged after he completes the program.

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