A slap on the wrist, as usual. > **The Aftermath and Legal Proceedings** > The Investigation: Investigators concluded that the women were actually the aggressors during the January 2016 altercation and assaulted a white female passenger, rather than being the victims of a racially motivated attack. No racial slurs were used against them. > Criminal Charges: The women were indicted by a grand jury on charges of third-degree assault and third-degree falsely reporting an incident. > **Case Resolutions** > Alexis Briggs: Reached a plea deal. The charges were dropped after she completed 100 hours of community service, paid fines, and remained free of new arrests > Ariel Agudio & Asha Burwell: They were tried and found guilty of falsely reporting an incident in 2017. Agudio subsequently appealed her conviction, which the courts heard. > **University Action** > Following the conclusion of the university’s internal student conduct process, the school took direct administrative action: > Ariel Agudio and Asha Burwell were permanently expelled from the University at Albany. > Alexis Briggs received a two-year suspension.