
The following letter, addressed from Luke Wenke to the Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo, was added to the Wenke v. Valentine case file on July 27th, 2026. Judge Vilardo, who is presiding over the case against Tops Supermarket shooter Payton Gendron, is assigned to oversee Wenke’s…

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…

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 #25-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke…

After being involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health treatment during the spring of 2025, Luke Wenke appealed the court’s decision to institutionalize him. This was the second of two appeals stemming from Wenke’s original federal cyberstalking case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Notice…

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…