Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve reports that clearance by arrest has been made in two recent armed robberies in the county.
On July 8th, the Stephenson National Bank & Trust in Pembine was held up at gunpoint by a male subject who got away with stolen cash. Previous to this robbery, an attempted bank robbery occurred days before involving a male subject of similar stature and suspect vehicle in Escanaba.
Then on July 15th, another bank robbery occurred in Lake Hallie, Wisconsin (Chippewa County). Following this robbery, a pursuit of the suspected robber ended with his arrest.
The suspect arrested and connected to these multiple bank robberies has been identified as Jason Burgett, 42, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The FBI has advised that this case will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Office.
