Singer D4vd enters a new plea of not guilty in connection with the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and changes his legal representation. Reports state that he drops his prominent private lawyers and moves to a public defender.
The case is charged as capital murder. According to the information cited, D4vd was charged on April 20 in the 2025 death of Hernandez. The outlets characterize the legal development as a shift from private counsel to a new defense team, while maintaining the same overall procedural posture—D4vd continues to deny responsibility by pleading not guilty.
Across the sources provided, the focus is consistent on the change in representation and the court plea. The Independent reports both the lawyer loss and the not guilty plea, while the Winnipeg Free Press highlights the lawyer change as a central detail. None of the excerpts supplied describe new evidence or changes to the charges beyond the representation and plea status.
