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Published 06:29 17 Apr 2026 GMT
D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of his Tesla.
The 21-year-old has been at the center of the investigation into her death for months, but was finally arrested earlier today.
The dismembered body of the 14-year-old, who was believed to have been in a relationship with D4vd, was found in the front trunk of a Tesla car belonging to the musician back in September.
Since then, speculation has been rife about what happened to the young girl, with scrutiny placed on D4vd’s lyrics, behavior, and actions in the time leading up to her disappearance.
Now, the rapper - real name David Anthony Burke - has been brought into custody and charged with her killing.
Video footage, obtained by TMZ, shows a tense scene leading up to the arrest, according to a neighbor, cops yelled ‘surrender’ at D4vd while asking him to come out of his house.
After the arrest, he was taken to a Los Angeles detention facility where he is being held without bail.
LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division chief Captain Scot M. WIlliams said: “We came to the home with a probable cause arrest warrant for him,
“We did the best we can to keep tabs on him, but once we developed probable cause to arrest him for murder, then we were on him pretty diligently.”
It was on September 8 last year when a Tesla belonging to the Texas-born rapper was found abandoned in a yard.
Police arrived to investigate a bad smell emanating from the car and made the grisly discovery of a dismembered corpse.
Investigators also found a bag that contained a head and torso, as well as a second bag with various body parts inside, according to court documents.
Celeste’s cause of death has not yet been revealed.
She went missing in April 2024 when she was just 13-years-old, with her parents claiming she went out to watch a movie and was never seen again.
Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter will represent the singer in court, and have promised to ‘vigorously defend’ his innocence.
In a statement, they said: “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.”
“There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed.
“David has only been detained under suspicion.”
His team claim he has been cooperating with investigators since the start of this Grand Jury investigation, having cancelled his tour in the aftermath of the discovery of the body.
The footage showing his arrest is the first time he has been seen in public since.
The rapper - famous for songs such as Romantic Homicide - shot to fame in recent years for his music, but also for his livestreaming.
