While the LAPD had previously searched a property in the Hollywood Hills linked to the singer, they had not publicly named him as a suspect until this week’s arrest.
Singer-songwriter professionally d4vd was arrested April 16 in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains were found in his vehicle last year.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed on X that the entertainer, born David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody and is being held without bail.
The attorneys representing D4vd, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter, emphasized in a statement that their client had “only been detained under suspicion.”
“Let us be clear—the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and he was not the cause of her death,” the attorneys said. “There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed.”
The investigation has also drawn significant attention to the alleged relationship between Burke and the victim. Allegations have surfaced that the teenager was in an inappropriate sexual relationship with Burke. Family members of Rivas Hernandez told local media that she had met the singer online and had previously been seen in his company.
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Source: Black Enterprise
