D4vd Pleads Not Guilty To Teen’s Murder, Sex Crimes; Facing Potential Death Penalty, Singer Seeks Fast Trial

Seeking a quick trial, D4vd entered a not guilty plea Monday in a brief appearance in a downtown Los Angeles criminal court.

Source Deadline AI Summary Updated April 21, 2026

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Seeking a quick trial, D4vd entered a not guilty plea Monday in a brief appearance in a downtown Los Angeles criminal court. Facing first-degree murder and continuous sexual abuse charges with the death penalty over the dismembered killing last year of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 21-year-old singer (whose real name is David Anthony Burke) […]

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