…where internet yelling meets the public record

The following police reports were obtained in September of 2025 through freedom of information laws. The reports pertain to incidents involving Luke Wenke that took place in Olean, New York throughout 2023 following his release from federal prison. Incident #1: The first report, dated 05/18/2023,…

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…

The following transcript contains a word-for-word account of what was said during a federal violation of supervised release (VOSR) hearing for the USA v. Luke Wenke case that took place on November 21st, 2023. Wenke had previously pleaded guilty to a violation charge and was…

In the following letter, Luke Wenke proposed multiple convoluted ideas for “settling” with his victims in court, apparently forgetting that he was the one under legal scrutiny at the time. Luke Wenke’s run-ins with the justice system would’ve ended years earlier than they actually did…

Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. during the fall of 2023 while detained at the Cattaraugus County Jail in Little Valley, New York. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter November 3rd, 2023 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #92 Katie Mentions:…

On October 7th, 2025, Luke Wenke was released from FMC Devens in Massachusetts, where he had spent several months undergoing court-mandated mental health treatment while awaiting sentencing on a probation violation conviction for contacting one of his victims. Wenke had pleaded guilty to the violation…

In May of 2023 – less than six weeks following his release from federal prison – Luke Wenke was arrested in Olean, New York for violating the conditions of his supervised release. More specifically, Wenke was accused of indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim (the Minnesota…

In April 2022, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of cyberstalking. In exchange for his guilty plea, the prosecution dismissed a charge of making interstate threats and recommended an 18-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release. USA v.…

On March 15th, 2022, Luke Wenke was formally indicted on federal charges of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. Wenke was accused of stalking, harassing, and threatening a Minnesota-based criminal defense attorney (“Victim 1”), who was representing Wenke’s romantic obsession, Ryan (also called Benjamin), in a…