The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Category: FOIL/FOIA Records
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Incident Report: Luke Wenke Assaulted by Fellow Inmate, Pleads Guilty to Fighting
Less than a month ago, I received a letter from an inmate who was detained alongside Luke Wenke at the Monroe County Jail in Rochester, New York amid their pending criminal cases. In it, the detainee claimed that Wenke had recently been beaten up by…
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Luke Wenke | Orleans County Jail Records | 2023–2024
The following records, obtained through New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), document Luke Wenke’s detention at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York, from December 14, 2023, through August 16, 2024. During this period, Wenke was being held on federal remand in…
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Indiana v. Luke Wenke – Case Summary, Charges & Court Records
The document below contains some rudimentary details about Luke Wenke’s arrest on misdemeanor drug charges in Elkhart, Indiana during a traffic stop in December of 2020. Indiana v. Luke Wenke 2020-current Categories: Luke Wenke, FOIL/FOIA Records Tags: Elkhart, IN; Indiana v. Luke Wenke
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Luke Wenke Niagara County Jail Records & Custody Information
Obtained from the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York through the state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the following records document three separate periods in which Luke Wenke was detained at the facility over a roughly three-year period. Wenke was first booked into the…
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Luke Wenke Monroe County Booking Sheet, Mugshot, & Incident Report
The following documents pertain to Luke Wenke’s incarceration at the Monroe County Jail in Rochester, New York, following his December 17, 2025 arrest in Salamanca. Obtained through New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the records include Wenke’s identifying and custody information and his most…
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Luke Wenke | Chautauqua County Jail Records
The following public records, obtained through New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), document Luke Wenke’s detention at the Chautauqua County Jail from June 20 through August 10, 2023. Wenke was detained during this period for alleged violations of the conditions of his federal…
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Luke Wenke | Cattaraugus County Sheriff & Jail Records
The following public records, obtained through New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), include Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reports involving Luke Wenke as well as records from his 2023 detention at the Cattaraugus County Jail in Little Valley, New York. One sheriff’s report concerns letters…
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Here’s a List of the 200+ Letters Luke Wenke Sent From Jail Over a 14-Month Period
The following records were obtained through New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). They pertain to Luke Wenke’s outgoing mail from three different detention facilities that he stayed in over a 14-month period starting in June of 2023 for violating federal probation. During that time,…
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Luke Wenke | 2023 Olean Police Reports & Records
The following public records contain Olean Police Department reports and incident documentation involving Luke Wenke during 2023, following his release from federal prison. The records were obtained in September 2025 through freedom of information laws. The reports document several separate encounters and complaints involving Wenke…
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Email: Police Reject Luke Wenke’s Pellet Stove Fingerprint Request
Luke Wenke sent the following two emails to the federal courthouse in Buffalo, New York, on October 29, 2025. In them, he discusses his allegations of a break-in at his condemned home in Olean and claims that police are preparing to collect fingerprint evidence as…
