D4vd Pleads Not Responsible To Homicide Costs As Lawyer Makes Daring Declare To Choose
D4vd pleads not responsible to murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez in Los Angeles court docket Monday.
D4vd walked right into a Los Angeles courtroom Monday and entered a not responsible plea to first-degree homicide within the loss of life of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The 21-year-old singer, whose authorized title is David Anthony Burke, confronted the choose along with his lawyer, Blair Berk, by his aspect.
D4vd additionally pleaded not responsible to sexual abuse of a kid underneath 14 and illegal mutilation of human stays.
The Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s workplace added particular circumstance allegations that embody homicide of a witness, homicide for monetary achieve, and mendacity in wait.
Rivas had been reported lacking by her household in 2024, and prosecutors revealed she was a witness in a separate investigation into D4vd for lewd and lascivious sexual acts with a minor.
Her dismembered and decomposing physique was found in September contained in the trunk of D4vd’s Tesla, seven months earlier than fees had been formally filed in opposition to him.
Berk made a daring assertion through the listening to, telling the court docket that “the precise proof on this case will present that David Burke didn’t homicide Celeste Rivas Hernandez.”
She requested a preliminary evidentiary listening to as quickly as attainable, and lead prosecutor Beth Silverman welcomed the chance to current proof.
The choose ordered D4vd held with out bail, which means he’ll stay in custody all through the proceedings.
If convicted on all fees, D4vd faces life in jail with out the potential of parole, and the loss of life penalty stays on the desk as prosecutors proceed evaluating whether or not to pursue capital punishment.
Web sleuths had related numerous dots through the investigation, together with pictures of D4vd in Lake Elsinore, California, close to the place Rivas lived earlier than her disappearance, and matching “Shhh…” tattoos that each D4vd and Rivas appeared to have.
DA Nathan Hochman will make a last choice on capital punishment at a later date.
