A 19-year-old man wanted in Chandler on five counts of sexual extortion is now sitting in a Bucks County jail after authorities tracked him to suburban Philadelphia. Jayden Lewandowski was arrested last Tuesday in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and is awaiting extradition to Arizona.
According to KTAR News, the U.S. Marshals Service and Bensalem police took Lewandowski into custody in the 2900 block of Bellview Drive. The arrest moved an Arizona investigation across the country and put Lewandowski in the custody of Pennsylvania authorities while the extradition process gets underway.
U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia and Bensalem Police arrested Jayden Lewandowski, 19, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. He was wanted in Arizona by Chandler PD for five counts of sexual extortion.
— U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia July 28, 2026
What Authorities Allege
The U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia said Lewandowski allegedly sent sexually explicit images with the intention of humiliating and extorting victims. The public account does not identify the victims or describe the alleged online exchanges in greater detail.
What The Charge Means Under Arizona Law
Under the Arizona Revised Statutes, sexual extortion involves knowingly communicating a threat to coerce someone into sexual contact, provide sexual images or permit the recording of intimate material. The offense is generally classified as a Class 3 felony, while cases involving victims younger than 15 are treated more severely under the statute.
A Separate East Valley Case
The arrest comes after a separate recent East Valley case involving alleged online abuse of intimate images. Hoodline reported that a Gilbert man was accused of repeatedly posting explicit images and hijacking a teenager’s accounts, though that case involves different allegations and is not connected to Lewandowski…