HERKIMER - New details surrounding a fight on the Herkimer County Community College. The fight took place two weeks ago, outside a Campus Meadows apartment at the college, leaving two people injured.

At least six people were involved, including three lacrosse players, who witnessed the fight, and eventually the lacrosse coach, who tried to help out his players after the fight.

Three HCCC students were arrested following that fight on April 25. Two of them were charged with posses ion of a weapon - that weapon being a lacrosse stick.

Now, college officials are trying to dispel rumors and myths about what exactly happened that night.

The three men charged in the fight are:

*Basil Chambers, 18

*Brian Johnson, 21

Both Chambers and Johnson are the two charged with posses ion of weapon. Also charged is David Altman, 20.

All three of these students are from Brooklyn, and have been bailed out of the Herkimer County Correctional Facility.

According to Dr. Matthew Hawes, the Dean of Students at the college, a group of students was playing lacrosse outside Campus Meadows, when three other students allegedly confronted the group, and a fight broke out.

Hawes adds that Campus Safety Officials immediately began an investigation into the incident, and after witness statements were taken, the trio was then arrested and charged.

Also according to Hawes, HCCC Lacrosse Coach Rich Dommer offered five people - the two victims and the three witnesses - a hotel room off campus to "calm the environment."

Hawes says Dommer was fearful there may be retaliation.

This is not the first incident of its kind on the campus of HCCC this year.

Dr. Hawes did offer this statement:

"We are always concerned of the public's perception. We believe those are isolated incidents. Other institutions face the same challenges of violence on campus. We treat campus safety with the highest concern, and campus safety will continue to be the highest priority."

Hawes says proof that Campus Safety is a major priority, this summer the housing corporation will be installing $200,000 worth of security camera equipment on all the housing units at the college.