Crime & Safety
Accused Batavia Man's 'Keep on Shroom-in' Shirt Explained
The shirt worn in Zachary Schulz's police photo is actually sold by a pizza restaurant. Schulz faces an attempted armed robbery charge following a July 10 incident in Batavia.
The shirt worn by a 20-year-old in a Batavia Police photo that references "shroom-in'" actually came from a major restaurant franchise.
Zach Schulz of Batavia had a green shirt on that said "Keep On Shroom-in'" when police took his photo on July 10. The shirt was ridiculed in the comments section of the first story, on Facebook and Twitter.
The "Keep On Shroom-in'" shirt is sold by , a restaurant with locations in 17 states and Washington, D.C. (The closest location to Batavia is about four hours away in Carmel, IN.)
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Some Mellow Mushroom locations are adorned in tye-dye and mushrooms. Each location is "locally owned and operated, and every bit as unique, and just a touch eccentric, as the original," according to the History entry on the company's website.
The shirt that Schulz wore is sold in the "Mellow Gear" section of the company's website. Beneath the words "Keep On Shroom-in'," two characters from the restaurant are each pictured holding a pizza. The restaurant's name is spelled out beneath the image.
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Only the "Shroom-in'" part of the shirt was visible in the police photo pictured on this page.
Maddie Feraco pointed out that her cousin Zach Schulz's shirt was from a restaurant in the comments section of the first story about him. The original comment has since been removed from the site due to inappropriate language.
Schulz faces one charge of attempted armed robbery. He walked up to the Batavia Police Department by himself and told detectives he was the man they were looking for from a robbery early that morning.
At about 2 a.m. on July 10, a 42-year-old Batavia woman was at the drive-through ATM at the , 130 S. Batavia Ave. She said a man approached her car with a knife and she drove away from the scene.
The information Schulz provided about the incident agreed with the woman's story, police said.
Schulz's case was in court briefly on Thursday, and a motion for continuance was made. The next court date for the case is a status hearing on Aug. 3, according to court records.
Feraco was one of several people to comment on the first story. Some spoke in defense of Schulz, others were critical.
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