
After being ordered to undergo involuntary mental health treatment at a “suitable facility” in April 2025, Luke Wenke immediately appealed the court’s decision. His public defender filed a Motion to Stay on his behalf, requesting that the court allow Wenke to remain in county jail pending the outcome of his appeal rather than begin his

On December 17th, 2025, Luke Wenke was arrested by federal agents in Salamanca, New York on a cyberstalking charge. Thirty-three-year-old Wenke, already a federally convicted cyberstalker, now stands accused of targeting a court official who was involved in the oversight of his first cyberstalking case. According to a criminal complaint, Wenke accused the victim of

Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the judge overseeing his case in April of 2024 while in presentencing detention at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter April 24th, 2024 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #129 Katie Mentions: 7 To read a “transcribed” version of the letter, scroll past

In several of his letters to the court throughout 2023, Luke Wenke mentioned the prospect of me, his cyberstalking victim, and Brett — the father of his romantic obsession, Ryan — testifying against him at an upcoming probation violation hearing. This confused me, because the authorities hadn’t mentioned this being a possibility since more than

The document below is a copy of the district court’s order of commitment that Luke Wenke was challenging in this appeal case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Order of Commitment April 23rd, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #194 | APPEAL CASE #26-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke Wenke, appeals, competency, Court Documents: orders Tags: Buffalo, NY; Dr.

The following document is a post-hearing brief that the U.S. Government, aka federal prosecutors, submitted following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Luke Wenke suffers from a mental illness warranting involuntary inpatient treatment. In it, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo and Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz Wright argue that Luke Wenke suffers from persecutory,

The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert witness, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost, of basing his opinion