Singer and songwriter d4vd has been arrested on suspicion of homicide for the demise of a 14-year-old woman whose dismembered physique was discovered final 12 months in a Tesla belonging to the musician.
The arrest comes after the singer, whose title is David Burke, was the goal of a grand jury investigation into the demise of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
“Detectives from Los Angeles Police Division, Theft-Murder Division, have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the homicide of Celeste Rivas. Burke is being held with out bail,” LAPD introduced on X.
TMZ obtained a video that reveals officers arresting the singer.
Detectives will current the case to the L.A. County District Legal professional’s workplace for formal expenses. Prosecutors stated they plan to announce their resolution on whether or not to file expenses on Monday.
Burke’s attorneys, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter, stated in an announcement that the “precise proof on this case will present that David Burke didn’t homicide Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the reason for her demise.”
“There was no indictment returned by any grand jury on this case and no prison grievance filed,” the attorneys stated. “David has solely been detained underneath suspicion. We are going to vigorously defend David’s innocence.”
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani stated there are various kinds of grand juries, a few of which don’t must return an indictment.
“In an investigative grand jury, usually, they do not have the ability to return an indictment,” Rahmani stated. “That is one of many variations between state and federal grand juries. Usually, on the federal facet, the grand jury can do each. In the event you convene a grand jury in state court docket for an investigative goal, they usually won’t return an indictment as properly. They will put together a report however that may go to the DA’s workplace.”
The grand jury investigation got here a number of months after the stays of Hernandez have been discovered on Sept. 8, 2025, within the trunk of a Tesla registered in d4vd’s title that was parked in a Hollywood tow lot. Her physique was discovered “severely decomposed” and “dismembered,” in accordance with court docket information.
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Police responded to experiences of a foul scent attracting flies on the Hollywood Tow yard, and in accordance with court docket information, they discovered a decomposed head and torso in a cadaver bag inside a Tesla saved on the yard. In one other bag contained in the automotive, dismembered physique components have been discovered.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Division confirmed that Rivas was reported lacking from Lake Elsinore over a 12 months in the past. A “Lacking Individual” flyer states that she was final seen on April 5, 2024, after leaving her dwelling at 9 p.m. that day.
Burke, 20, was on the d4vd Withered 2025 World Tour when the id of the deceased teenager was launched. He canceled a Seattle live performance the identical day Rivas was recognized. Cancellations of subsequent reveals adopted.
