{"id":78747,"date":"2026-04-17T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/d4vd-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:42:42","slug":"d4vd-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/d4vd-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas\/","title":{"rendered":"D4vd Arrested In Connection With Death of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in September of 2025, the body of a 14-year-old girl named Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of an impounded car belonging to R&amp;B singer D4vd.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, after months of investigation, D4vd was arrested in connection with Rivas\u2019 death.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came in dramatic fashion, with officers from the LAPD descending on D4vd\u2019s Hollywood Hills home with guns drawn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival  on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. \" class=\"wp-image-553025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival  on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. \" class=\"wp-image-553025 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2210940745-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival  on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images for Coachella)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe came to the home with a probable cause arrest warrant for him,\u201d said LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Commanding Officer Captain Scot M. Williams (per <em>The New York Post<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d Captain Williams continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives from Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Division have arrested David Burke, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, for the murder of Celeste Rivas. Burke is being held without bail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney\u2019s office on Monday for filing consideration,\u201d an LAPD release confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>D4vd\u2019s attorneys Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter allege that the singer was arrested unlawfully, without a grand jury indictment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXO33OwDm7S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cLet us be clear \u2013 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,\u201d the legal team told TMZ, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers added, \u201cDavid has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David\u2019s innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Los Angeles DA Office said \u201cprosecutors will review the facts and evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to file charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Rivas\u2019 dismembered body was discovered last year and identified by a tattoo, D4vd \u2014 whose real name is David Anthony Burke \u2014 quickly became the focus of the investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd attends the Amiri Menswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-553028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd attends the Amiri Menswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-553028 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2222273139-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">d4vd attends the Amiri Menswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The abandoned Tesla in which Rivas was found was registered to D4vd, but it was unclear if he had ever driven the car.<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0Los Angeles ABC affiliate, the body had been wrapped in plastic.<\/p>\n<p>The car was reportedly towed to the lot after being reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.<\/p>\n<p>D4vd was on tour and preparing for a show in Minneapolis on the day that the body was discovered. He has yet to speak publicly on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ reports that D4vd was booked into the Los Angeles County Jail this morning as he awaits arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in September of 2025, the body of a 14-year-old girl named Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of an impounded car belonging to R&amp;B singer D4vd. On Thursday, after months of investigation, D4vd was arrested in connection with Rivas\u2019 death. 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