FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2015-22
Yushonda Lee Durant
Also Known As:
“Shon”, “SD”, “Uptown”
Status:
Solved
Date of Last Contact:
Date of Last Contact:
Jurisdiction:
Missing From:
York, Pennsylvania
Reward:
up to $3,000
via United States Marshals Service
Not from STC, Conditions and restrictions apply
Case Disposition:
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Yushonda in Columbus, Ohio on September 18, 2025! https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/crime/2025/09/20/indicted-york-city-man-on-the-run-for-10-years-arrested-in-ohio/86262695007/
Summary:
Yushonda Lee Durant is wanted for the death of 26-year-old William Elza.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Authorities allege that Yushonda was involved in supplying cocaine and heroin to William. The illegal substances caused William to pass out and have a seizure. William’s friend was prevented from calling 911 and William would later be found deceased outside in the snow. Yushonda’s two co-defendants have since been convicted while Yushonda remains at large, still wanted for his alleged involvement. Yushonda was publicized by the media and on the US Marshals Service’s Facebook page on June 12, 2025, confirming he is unfortunately still at large. Yushonda was last seen in the summer of 2016. He has ties to the Bronx and Queens boroughs of New York City along with Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Additional Details:
Anyone with information on Yushonda’s whereabouts should contact the US Marshals Service at 1-877-926-8332. Yushonda should be considered very dangerous. Please consider sharing this so that William’s family can get justice and answers in their loved one’s case.
Case Last Updated:
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