PITTSBURGH — A Lancaster Township woman charged with assaulting a protester and a police officer at Pittsburgh’s PrideFest celebration in June pleaded guilty Wednesday to reduced charges.

Ariel Lawther, 19, had been charged with felony aggravated assault and simple assault as well as resisting arrest and disorderly conduct from the June 15 incident.

She pleaded guilty to two summary counts of harassment, much less serious charges than the felony count she previously faced.

Video of the incident circulated around the Internet in the days following the scuffle, although the video only showed a police officer punching Lawther in the stomach and pushing her to the ground.

Komron Maknoon, Lawther’s defense attorney in Pittsburgh, said Thursday he’s “very pleased” with the outcome of the case considering the serious nature of the felony charge his client faced.

“She was looking at another year (of ongoing legal proceedings) plus the costs of defending her case and the pressures that come with that,” he said. “Instead we had it resolved at a preliminary hearing with something equivalent to the cost of a traffic ticket.”

In addition to the lesser charges, District Judge Anthony Ceoffe in Pittsburgh assessed Lawther fines and court fees totaling $440.

In a statement issued Wednesday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala said he agreed to the reduced charges in the case.

“This was an appropriate resolution in light of the evidence and all parties involved were in agreement,” he said.

However, the district attorney also criticized Pittsburgh Police for the “inadequate number of police officers assigned to the event and the apparent failure to plan for the physical separation of the festival attendees from the protesters.”

Maknoon said the reduced charges were the right call to make if only because authorities made Lawther out to be something she isn’t.

“They made this girl out to be a loud, aggressive woman,” he said. “If that was the case, she wouldn’t be walking away from this with summary charges.”

However, the preliminary hearing on Wednesday might not be the end of the story for Lawther.

Maknoon confirmed that an attorney is exploring the possibility of filing a civil suit against the city stemming from Lawther’s treatment at PrideFest.