SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A man accused of using a toy gun in a foiled Syracuse bank robbery was caught after DNA found on the gun left at the scene was matched to him, according to a felony complaint.

Vanzelle L. Clark, 46, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

At about 2:45 p.m. on June 13, Clark is accused of wearing a mask as he walked into the M&T Bank, at 423 Grant Blvd., pointed what looked like a handgun at a teller and demanded money.

Clark tried to scale the bank counter, but fell backward and dropped handgun, police said.

During the failed robbery, Clark got into a fight with a male customer at the bank who tried to stop him. Clark admitted to poking the customer and wielding a "shank" he made out of a curtain rod he sharpened, according to the felony complaint filed Aug. 13.

Clark ran off without getting any money, police said. When officers inspected a gun left behind at the bank, they realized it was actually a toy gun.

According to the felony complaint, DNA found on the toy gun at the scene matched Clark. His DNA had already been collected in a database due to a previous conviction for bank robbery, police said.

Clark was arraigned in Syracuse City Criminal Court and ordered held in lieu $50,000 bail or bond.