
In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the district court’s decision to involuntarily commit him to a mental health facility. Authored by Wenke’s public defender at the time, the document argues that there was insufficient evidence to justify hospitalizing Wenke, even if he suffered from a mental illness. The defense accuses the prosecution’s expert witness,

The first PDF viewer contains the most recent federal warrant against Luke Wenke, who was arrested on December 17th, 2025 on his second cyberstalking charge. The PDF viewer below it contains warrants pertaining to Luke Wenke’s first federal cyberstalking case and subsequent alleged violations of supervised release. USA v. Luke Wenke – Warrant 01/15/2026 CASE

In late January of 2022, the FBI arrested Luke Wenke in Olean, New York on suspicion of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. The criminal complaint near the bottom of this page contains specific details about his alleged crimes. Luke Wenke’s “Ryan Obsession” According to the FBI’s criminal complaint, Luke Wenke developed a “possibly-romantic obsession” with

Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. USA v. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter March 17th, 2025 CASE #23-6964, DOC. #15 Katie Mentions: 5 To read a “transcribed” version of

During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the conditions of his supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim by emailing the victim’s business partner. He was sentenced to time served and 34 months of continued probation. Shortly thereafter, Wenke’s public defender filed an appeal on his behalf via the

Luke Wenke sent the following letter (Doc. #165-1) to the Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo — a federal judge completely uninvolved in Wenke’s case — in the fall of 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. In keeping with his known tendency to misrepresent himself, Wenke wrote a fake Florida return address

Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter November 25th, 2024 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #168 Katie Mentions 1 To read a “transcribed” version of the letter, scroll past the PDF

On April 18th, 2022, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty to a federal cyberstalking charge. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop an interstate threats charge and to recommend an 18-month prison sentence. During the plea hearing, Wenke repeatedly acknowledged his guilt and said that he took responsibility for his wrongdoings. He would even state

After pleading guilty to cyberstalking in federal court in April 2022, Luke Wenke was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release. The document below details the conditions he was expected to follow upon reentering the free world. In addition to requiring Wenke to attend anger management, the judge ordered