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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…

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.…

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…

The transcripts below (contained within two separate PDF viewers) feature word-for-word accounts of what was said during an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Luke Wenke needed involuntary mental health treatment. The proceedings took place on February 18th, 2025 and April 10th, 2025 at the Robert…

In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…

Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in May of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter May 22nd, 2025 CASE #23-6964, DOC. #21 Katie Mentions: 7 To read a…

Luke Wenke sent the following diatribe to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in August of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In this 8-page doozy, Wenke tries depicting his father — one of the exceedingly few people who…

While detained at the privately-run Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio (referred to by Luke Wenke as “CCA”) during the summer of 2024, Luke Wenke apparently encountered some of the more harsh realities of life behind bars, resulting in a rare attempt at…