D4vd's friend and key witness in Celeste Hernandez case arrested, reports say
- - D4vd's friend and key witness in Celeste Hernandez case arrested, reports say
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYJanuary 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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A friend of singer d4vd was arrested in Montana and taken to California after reportedly missing a court appearance as a key witness in the investigation into the death of teenage girl Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Social media influencer Neo Langston, 23, was arrested in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 23, and released on a $60,000 bail on Jan. 24, LA jail records reviewed by USA TODAY show.
He was first arrested on Jan. 22 in Helena, Montana, after failing to appear as a witness in the LA death investigation of Hernandez, according to the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Langston previously been photographed alongside singer d4vd, per the outlets.
USA TODAY was working to determine an attorney contact for Langston.
Here's a look at the indie pop star's career, starting with D4vd's performance at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 20, 2025.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Singer-songwriter D4vd rose to fame in 2022 after his songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide" went viral on TikTok.Here's a look at the indie pop star's career, starting with D4vd's performance at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 20, 2025.
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Singer-songwriter D4vd rose to fame in 2022 after his songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide" went viral on TikTok.Here's a look at the indie pop star's career, starting with D4vd's performance at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 20, 2025.
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Decked out in a white, button-down shirt and paint-splattered pants, D4vd performs onstage at Coachella 2025 on April 11, 2025.
">Decked out in a white, button-down shirt and paint-splattered pants, D4vd performs onstage at Coachella 2025 on April 11, 2025.
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1 / 10D4vd photos: A look at the TikTok singer's life and career
Singer-songwriter D4vd rose to fame in 2022 after his songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide" went viral on TikTok.Here's a look at the indie pop star's career, starting with D4vd's performance at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 20, 2025.
The Los Angeles Police Department declined to comment. The Helena Police Department did not respond to a USA TODAY request for comment at the time of publication.
D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was linked to a LAPD investigation involving the body of a teenage girl found inside an impounded vehicle, according to ABC.
The singer's name was registered in the vehicle in which Hernandez's body was found on Sept. 8, but no charges have been made against him.
How old was Celeste Rivas Hernandez?
Celeste Rivas died on Sept. 8 at the age of 15, according to online records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Rivas' cause of death is currently listed as "deferred," which means the teen's exact cause of death has not been disclosed and is pending further investigation.
Over a year after she went missing, Rivas' human remains were found inside a bag located in the front trunk of a Tesla vehicle, ABC and NBC reported at the time. Authorities said the state of decomposition indicated that Rivas was likely dead for weeks before she was found.
At the time of her death, Rivas was wearing a tube top, a pair of black leggings, a yellow metal stud earring and a yellow metal chain bracelet, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported in a statement shared with USA TODAY on Sept. 18.
A representative for dv4d previously told NBC that the singer had been informed of the investigation and was "fully cooperating with the authorities."
When did Celeste Rivas go missing?
Rivas became the subject of a missing person's investigation in April 2024, more than a year after she died, authorities previously confirmed to USA TODAY. At that time, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an address in Lake Elsinore, California, after being notified of a runaway, Lieutenant Deirdre Vickers said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY on Sept. 18.
Police were subsequently informed that the individual, described as a "female juvenile," had left the address "in an unknown direction." Rivas' case was entered into the sheriff's office's missing persons database after deputies were unable to locate her following a search of the area, Vickers said.
A breakthrough in the search came on Sept. 17 when the LAPD notified the sheriff's office that the body of the missing female had been located and identified as Rivas.
Who is d4vd?
D4vd attends the Coperni womenswear fall/winter show during Paris Fashion Week at Adidas Arena on March 9, 2025.
Burke, 20, first made waves in 2022 when his songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide" went viral on TikTok. He later signed with Interscope Records and released his debut album, "Withered," in April.
D4vd, who began his musical career by making accompaniments for montages of the online game Fortnite, lent his talent to the gaming world with the official Fortnite 2025 anthem "Locked & Loaded," which was released Sept. 3. His Withered World Tour was cancelled on Sept. 19 ahead of a show in San Francisco that same day and another in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.
Following the investigation, the singer cancelled his Withered World Tour with performances initially scheduled in San Francisco on Sept. 19 and Los Angeles on Sept. 20.
Contributing: Greta Cross and Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: D4vd's friend and witness in Celeste Hernandez case arrested —Reports
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