The Luke Wenke Files

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Tag: probation violations

  • Luke Wenke’s Alleged 2023 Probation Violations

    Luke Wenke’s Alleged 2023 Probation Violations

    On October 4th, 2023, Luke Wenke was arrested for allegedly violating federal probation. He had recently been found guilty of one previous violation charge, but was accused of continuing to contact his victims in violation of state-issued protective orders and federally-imposed contact bans. This time…


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  • Luke Wenke APPEAL | Appellant’s Brief

    Luke Wenke APPEAL | Appellant’s Brief

    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…


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  • Luke Wenke APPEAL: Prosecution OPPOSES Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment

    Luke Wenke APPEAL: Prosecution OPPOSES Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment

    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…


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  • Luke Wenke’s Public Defender: Wenke is NOT Delusional

    Luke Wenke’s Public Defender: Wenke is NOT Delusional

    Almost immediately after Luke Wenke was ordered to undergo involuntary inpatient treatment at a mental health facility in April of last year, his public defender appealed the decision on Wenke’s behalf. The defense attorney, Timothy P. Murphy, also filed the following “Motion to Stay” urging…


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  • Here’s Why Luke Wenke Was Denied Bail At His Last Court Hearing

    Here’s Why Luke Wenke Was Denied Bail At His Last Court Hearing

    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.…


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  • Luke Wenke | Chautauqua County FOIL Records

    Luke Wenke | Chautauqua County FOIL Records

    Obtained through New York State’s freedom of information laws, the documents below consist of Luke Wenke’s booking sheet and correspondence log from the Chautauqua County Jail, where he was detained from June 20th, 2023 to August 10th, 2023 for allegedly violating the conditions of his…


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  • MEMORANDUM: Prosecution Urges Judge to Send Luke Wenke Back to Prison for Violating Probation

    MEMORANDUM: Prosecution Urges Judge to Send Luke Wenke Back to Prison for Violating Probation

    During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by contacting his cyberstalking victim’s business partner. More specifically, the judge determined that Wenke was responsible for a “vitriolic” email that had been sent to the…


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  • Federal Prosecutors Accuse Luke Wenke of Indirectly Contacting Cyberstalking Victim; Defense Argues to the Contrary

    Federal Prosecutors Accuse Luke Wenke of Indirectly Contacting Cyberstalking Victim; Defense Argues to the Contrary

    In May of 2023 — just six weeks after his release from federal prison — Luke Wenke was arrested on a federal violation of supervised release (VOSR) charge for allegedly indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim. More specifically, federal prosecutors accused Wenke of sending a vitriolic…


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  • EMAIL: Federal Probation Expresses Concerns Over Luke Wenke’s Social Media Posts

    EMAIL: Federal Probation Expresses Concerns Over Luke Wenke’s Social Media Posts

    In late 2023, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty to one out of five federal probation violation charges alleging that he had contacted several victims in violation of state- and federally-imposed protective orders and contact bans. In exchange for his guilty plea, the court dismissed the four…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke | Arrest Warrants

    USA v. Luke Wenke | Arrest Warrants

    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…


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