UPDATE: Accused Man in Attempted Batavia Robbery Out of Jail, Weapon Was Knife

The Batavia man facing an attempted robbery charge was released from the Kane County Jail on Wednesday following a court appearance.

Zachary Schulz, 20, posted $5,000 to leave the jail, 10 percent of the $50,000 bail set by Judge John Walters.

Schulz, of the 700 block of Houston Street, is charged with one count of attempted armed robbery—no firearm, according to court records. At about 2 a.m. on July 10, Schulz approached a woman in a vehicle outside the , 130 S. Batavia Ave., police said.

The woman told police that Schulz was armed with a knife. A knife was recovered near the scene of the incident, Batavia Police Sgt. Shawn Mazza said.

Police did not know whether Schulz was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident. About 10 hours after the incident, Schulz walked into the Batavia Police Department by himself and said he was the man in the attempted robbery at the bank on South Batavia Avenue.

Schulz's case will be in court next on July 19 for a status hearing, according to court records.

In Defense of Zach

A commenter on the first Patch.com story about this incident said Thursday that her cousin, Zachary Schulz, "made a mistake."

In another comment, the cousin, Maddie Feraco, said that "he never approached her with anything" and hopes that people eventually learn the real story about what happened.

Patch asked police about Feraco's comments, and confirmed that the information released about the incident so far is accurate.

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