On April 20, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mitchell J. Katz denied Luke Wenke’s request to reopen his detention hearing in his pending federal cyberstalking case. The motion sought another opportunity for Wenke to challenge his pretrial detention and pursue release under conditions while the criminal case continued.

Wenke’s public defender, Victoria W. Bahl, argued that the charged cyberstalking offense under 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2)(B) does not categorically qualify as a “crime of violence” under the provision of the Bail Reform Act relied upon to hold Wenke’s detention hearing. The defense sought reopening under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2), which permits a detention hearing to be reopened when previously unknown information has a material bearing on whether release conditions can reasonably assure a defendant’s appearance and community safety.

The court rejected the request. Judge Katz concluded that Wenke had not satisfied the statutory requirements necessary to reopen the detention hearing. As a result, the court did not grant Wenke another detention hearing based on the defense’s new legal argument, and Wenke remained detained while his federal cyberstalking case proceeded.