Three black women attending the University of Albany have been indicted for allegedly lying about a fight on a CDTA bus in January during which they claimed to be the victims of a racially motivated attack.

A still from a security camera video showing an assault on an Albany bus.

The incident caught national attention and sparked outrage at the school, but the story quickly changed after security footage from the bus appeared to show the three students as the aggressors in the altercation, assaulting several white students.

On Monday, Albany County District Attorney David Soares announced a slate of charges in the indictment against Ariel Agudio, Asha Burwell and Alexis Briggs, The Albany Times Union reported. The indictment came after negotiations for a possible plea deal between Soares' office and the women's lawyers broke down last month. Soares was seeking an apology from the women as part of the deal.

The three students, all 20, had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and and falsely reporting an incident in February.

The indictment alleges that on January 30, the women assaulted and injured a 19-year-old female student on the bus, and that Agudio additionally struck a 19-year-old male student, and attempted to hurt two other female passengers, ages 18 and 20.

Agudio faces misdemeanor charges of assault and three counts each of attempted assault and falsely reporting an incident. She faces violations of three counts of harassment.

Burwell faces one count of assault and four counts of falsely reporting an incident, both misdemeanors. She faces one violation count of harassment.

Briggs faces two misdemeanor counts of falsely reporting an incident and one misdemeanor assault charge.

The three initially described to police a racially charged scene in which several slurs were used by white bus passengers during the attack. They repeated these allegations at a rally where they cried and demanded justice.

Upon reviewing security footage, police determined that the three women lied about the attack, and were the aggressors in the situation. Investigators also denied any claims that what happened on the bus could be described as a "hate crime."

Agudio's attorney Mark Mishler said in February that he believes his client will be "vindicated," and asked people not to "rush to judgement."

All three are due to be arraigned on Wednesday, May 4.

Watch security video from the bus below.