D4vd has been arrested for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The platinum-selling artist is being held without bail, Los Angeles Police announced on Thursday, shortly after he was arrested on suspicion of murdering the 14-year-old girl.
“Detectives 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,” police said in their social media post on Thursday. “The case will be presented to the District Attorney’s office on Monday for filing consideration.”
The arrest comes seven months after Los Angeles police found the teen’s dismembered and severely decomposed body in the trunk of D4vd’s impounded car.
Rolling Stone cites sources at the Romantic Homicide singer’s Hollywood Hills home for sharing that D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, was “completely cooperative” when he was taken into custody.
Law enforcement sources said detectives had obtained a probable-cause warrant and arrested Burke shortly after 4:30 pm.
The California Post obtained video showing heavily armed LAPD officers leading Burke away with his hands behind his back. He was still being booked when police announced his arrest on social media.
Burke’s defence lawyers issued a statement proclaiming their client’s innocence.
“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,” lawyers Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter said in the statement sent to Rolling Stone.
Burke was out of state on a national tour when his dented 2023 Tesla Model Y was towed from the affluent Bird Streets neighbourhood of the Hollywood Hills on 5 September 2025. The tow yard called police, saying the impounded vehicle was “emanating a foul odour and attracting flies”, according to a search warrant affidavit.
The DA’s office issued a statement Thursday evening saying it was “aware of the arrest”.
“The case is expected to be presented to the Major Crimes Division, at which point prosecutors will review the facts and evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to file charges,” the statement sent to Rolling Stone said. “At this time, additional information is not available. We will share an update on Monday once a filing decision has been made.”
