D4vd could face the death penalty after gruesome details emerged when the singer was charged with murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas — more than seven months after the teen’s dismembered body was found in a Tesla linked to him.
The singer was charged with one count of first-degree murder with special circumstances — lying in wait, murder of a witness to an investigation and murder for financial gain — in an announcement made by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Monday.
He’s also charged with lewd and lascivious sexual acts with an individual under 14 years old, and mutilating a human remains of a body. The special circumstance of murder of a witness to an investigation is because Rivas was a witness in the lewd and lascivious investigation.
He faces a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole or event the death penalty — which will be determined later.
Evidence against D4vd includes witness testimony and documents, according to Hochman. He also asked other witnesses to come forward during a press conference Monday. Hochman said there is digital, physical and forensic evidence investigators have also gathered.
The charges come just a few days after the singer was taken into custodyat his Hollywood Hills homeby the LAPD’s robbery-homicide division Thursday. He was being held without bail.
“We came to the home with a probable cause arrest warrant for him,” LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Commanding Officer Captain Scot M. Williams confirmed to The California Post on the scene.
Exclusive Footage obtained by The California Post showed the performer in cuffs and surrounded by LAPD officers as he was escorted away from his Hollywood hideout.
Rivas’ dismembered bodywas discovered in the back of a Teslabelonging to D4vd back in September after employees in a tow yard could smell a foul odor coming from the vehicle.Rivas had previously been reported missingby her family in April.
Shortly after the body was discovered,D4vd canceled his remaining tour datesand went silent as online speculation continued to grow around D4vd’s possible relationship with Rivas — including photos that surfaced of the two together before her disappearance.
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