Onondaga County, New York, District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said the high school lacrosse players he is prosecuting over hazing allegations could have faced a much more serious fate.

A group of students accused of being involved in an apparent hazing scheme in upstate New York have turned themselves in after they were given 48 hours to do so or else face kidnapping charges for the incident,

Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick gave anyone involved a 48-hour window to turn themselves in to avoid criminal records.