In March of 2022, a grand jury indicted Luke Wenke of Olean, New York on federal charges of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. The charges stemmed from allegations that Wenke had stalked and threatened a Minnesota defence attorney (referred to in court documents and on this website as “Victim 1”) who was representing Wenke’s romantic obsession, Ryan (also sometimes referred to as “Benjamin”), in a separate criminal matter.
According to the indictment, Luke Wenke acted with the intention of harassing, intimidating, and causing severe emotional distress to the victim. Following his arrest in January of 2022, Wenke pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded without bail to the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York pending the outcome of his case.
Categories: Court documents, threats, obsessions: Ryan/Benjamin obsession; stalkers, threats
Tags: Buffalo, NY; Cattaraugus County, cyberstalking, email, FBI; Lockport, NY; making interstate threats, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Niagara County Jail; Olean NY; out-of-state victims, unwanted contact, Victim 1