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Singer D4vd has been arrested by police in Los Angeles in connection with the investigation into Celeste Rivas Hernandez's murder.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division apprehended the artist, born David Anthony Burke, on Thursday afternoon at the home in Hollywood Hills where he's been staying. He's currently being held without bail. D4vd was arrested after the LAPD found probable cause to take him into custody.
"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,” LAPD Capt. Scot Williams said, per NBC News.
Authorities have been investigating D4vd's connection to the homicide case since the teenager's dead body was found in a Tesla last September. D4vd was on tour when the girl's body was discovered in the vehicle, which is registered to him, after it was towed to an impound lot in Hollywood. He eventually canceled the remainder of his tour, not long after the girl's body was found. It's not clear how Rivas ended up in the trunk, nor is there any confirmation on how long she was in the vehicle. Police raided his home in Hollywood Hills and collected evidence, but there's still no word on what exactly was found.
Prosecutors previously presented the case to a grand jury back in December. D4vd's tour manager, Robert Morgenroth, and close friend, Neo Langston, were interviewed by Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman. The grand jury has yet to return an indictment against the singer. Nonetheless, he was arrested and is being held without bail.
“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," attorneys Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter said in a statement after his arrest. "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.”
The LAPD says D4vd's case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office on Monday. At that point, they will determine whether criminal charges will be filed. Before his arrest, D4vd kept a low profile for months and hadn't said anything about the case.