JAKARTA - David Anthony Burke alias d4vd, resmi ditangkap oleh pihak kepolisian Los Angeles (LAPD).
The 21-year-old singer-songwriter was taken into custody by the Robbery-Homicide Division on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
As is known, this case has come under sharp scrutiny because the victim's body was found in a gruesome condition in the trunk of the musician's Tesla car parked in the Hollywood area last September.
Based on official information from the LAPD, the singer of "Here With Me" is now detained without bail while waiting for the case file to be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office on Monday for consideration of legal charges.
The arrest follows a lengthy investigation into Hernandez's disappearance from his home in Lake Elsinore, California, since April 2024.
Authorities are also investigating the details of the d4vd's trip to the Santa Barbara area in the spring of 2025, which is suspected to be closely related to the victim's post-death timeline.
The discovery of the body began with a report of a pungent smell that was smelled by officers at a tow truck parking lot on September 8, 2025.
The Tesla car registered in the name of d4vd was previously seized by the police after it was found abandoned in Hollywood Hills due to complaints from residents.
"Officers found a body in a mutilated condition that was put into a bag in the front trunk of the vehicle," a police spokesman said in an initial report on the investigation, quoted by Variety, Sunday, April 19.
Shortly after the discovery of the body, d4vd quietly canceled all of his US tour dates and postponed the promotion of his latest deluxe album without giving fans any detailed explanation.
This case is still ongoing considering that the medical team has not officially released the exact cause of Hernandez's death due to the condition of the body when it was found.
However, evidence of vehicle ownership and travel record is considered a crucial point that weighs against him in this alleged serious criminal act.
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