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Singer D4vd Gets Public Defender After Lawyers Withdraw in Murder Case

Prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez; he is due back in court for arraignment. The case remains undecided.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 31, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 31, 2026, 2:29 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 31, 2026, 4:15 p.m. ET
Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is now being represented by a public defender after his previous lawyers withdrew from his case on Monday, when he was supposed to be arraigned for the second time on murder and other charges, according to abc7.com. He is due back in court to be arraigned again, abc11.com reported. albeu.com reported that his lawyers withdrew and that he pleaded not guilty. The case is at the charging stage in district court and has not been resolved. Prosecutors allege that Burke brutally killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez last year because she was afraid he would go public with their sexual relationship and ruin his budding music career, according to abc7.com and abc11.com. albeu.com reported that

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  1. Aug 31, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ETFirst report

    Singer D4vd Due Back in Court for Rearraignment on Murder Charge

    David Anthony Burke, the singer known as D4vd, is due back in court to be arraigned again on murder and other charges, according to ABC11. The case is a criminal matter in district court, and the charges stem from an allegation that Burke killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez last year.

    Prosecutors allege that Burke killed Hernandez because she was afraid he would go public with their sexual relationship and ruin his budding music career, ABC11 reported. The case remains open and developing; the cause and circumstances are still subject to legal proceedings.

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  1. Version 231 Aug 2026, 20:15current

    Added 'on' before 'Monday' to clarify the weekday reference. Added 'The case is at the charging stage in district court and has not been resolved.' to explicitly state the matter is undecided. Moved the charging stage sentence to the first paragraph for clarity. No other changes.

  2. Version 131 Aug 2026, 13:17current

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