Medford Woman Appears in Jackson County Court for Bank Robberies

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 -- 9:01 AM

(WEAU, WEAU Staff) A person facing charges in connection with two Jackson County bank robberies that occurred in 2018 appeared in Jackson County Court on Monday.

According to WEAU staff, a criminal complaint shows Alexander Pongratz of Marshfield is facing two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery of a financial institution.

A prior criminal complaint shows Michaela Davis of Medford is facing two counts of robbery of a financial institution. On Dec. 18, Davis admitted to robbing the Jackson County banks in Black River Falls and Alma Center.

According to the criminal complaint regarding Pongratz’s charges, Davis was spotted with a man on surveillance camera at a Walmart prior to the robberies. In an interview with authorities, Davis identified the man as Alexander Pongratz. In an interview, Michaela said she picked Pongratz up prior to the robberies and that Pongratz picked the banks to rob.

In an interview with Pongratz, Pongratz at first said that he didn’t know Davis, but after being shown an image of them together at Walmart, he admitted it was him. In an interview, Pongratz stated he had no recollection of any robbery

Authorities searched phone records and found text messages between the two discussing a robbery. During Davis’ arraignment on Monday, she entered a not guilty plea to the charges against her. She’s scheduled to be back in court on June 2nd.

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