Schultz was arrested back in July of 2020, after a family member further explained their respective behavior and plans that he and a friend were to shoot a Rochester-area school.
He was first tried in August of 2021, but the jury could not come to a unanimous decision, which led to a wrong decision. This year, the case was brought before a jury again, with proceedings beginning last month with deliberations in the trial that lasted three days. Schultz accepted a plea agreement, before the jurors came back with a decision. As part of the settlement, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder that did not result in death. Other charges were dropped, including a second-degree count of conspiracy to murder, one count of intimidation and three counts of possession.
Donald Robin Jr., Schultz's friend, who also planned to perpetrate the shooting, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, suspended for 9 years in March 2021. He is serving 8 years.
As for Schultz, he was sentenced to a total of 19 years and 6 months, but this was changed as part of the plea agreement. He will now serve a probation period of 3 years, which will come into force with immediate effect.
“He spent 556 days in jail. That is the amount of time he is spending in prison,” said one of Schultz's attorneys, Joseph Bauer. "This is his second chance in life."
"They've had the opportunity to turn things around, but they have a lot, a lot hanging over their heads," Fulton County Prosecutor Mike Mars said.
Schultz's terms of probation include not consuming drugs or alcohol, possessing a firearm, and having no contact with any student or staff at a Rochester area school or Donald Robin Jr. He must earn his GED within 18 months, complete 90 days of community service, and enter a substance abuse program.
"It means a fresh start. This child gets a second chance at life, gets over the mental health and drug problems he faces, beyond non-supervision, and he receives support and structure." does what he needs,” Bauer said.
Schultz is relocating to Michigan, although he will still be on probation in Fulton County. If he violates any of the conditions of his probation, he may serve his original sentence.