Overview
- Elijah Deshong, 19, was arrested by Gilbert police and booked on 34 felony counts, and he is being held on a $500,000 bond.
- Police allege he targeted one girl by sharing her explicit images and videos without consent and by harassing her across multiple websites and social media platforms.
- Investigators say the case grew from eight reports involving the same girl between March 2025 and March 2026.
- Police report he violated a plea agreement by contacting the girl and tampering with her social media accounts.
- Detectives say they executed more than 20 searches during a yearlong inquiry that involved specialty units and uncovered links to similar 2021 Mesa cases, while AZCentral reports court records list 35 charges and describe stalking behavior and repeated order violations.