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• A key witness tied to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was arrested out of state and forced back to Los Angeles after refusing to testify before a grand jury.
• Court filings by an LAPD homicide detective describe the case as a murder investigation, despite public silence from police leadership.
• Public scrutiny is intensifying as questions persist about the adult singer’s relationship with the minor and the pace of the investigation.

[USA HERALD] - As Los Angeles authorities continue to unravel how the body of a teenage girl came to be burned and concealed inside the trunk of a Tesla linked to singer D4vd, a key grand jury witness was recently arrested in Montana and extradited back to California after failing to appear in court.

The witness, Neo Langston, a social media influencer frequently photographed with the singer, was taken into custody at his mother’s home in Helena after a Los Angeles County warrant was issued for his arrest. He was booked into the Lewis & Clark County Detention Center and transported to Los Angeles, where he was later released on $60,000 bond.

According to law enforcement sources, Langston had repeatedly refused to testify before a Los Angeles County investigative grand jury examining the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were discovered on September 8 in a Hollywood tow yard inside a black bag placed in the trunk of the Tesla.

While the Los Angeles Police Department has declined to publicly characterize the case as a homicide, a court filing by LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Detective Joshua Byers explicitly refers to the matter as “an investigation into murder.” That same filing persuaded a judge to block the county medical examiner from releasing autopsy results and related records that would otherwise be public.

Relationship Questions and a Growing Credibility Gap

Detectives have spent months investigating not only the circumstances of Celeste’s death, but also her relationship with the adult singer. Authorities have not filed criminal charges, nor publicly explained why no arrest has been made, even as evidence has been presented to a grand jury and multiple witnesses — including one of the singer’s managers — have been called to testify.

This silence has fueled growing public frustration.

Celeste was 14 years old when she died. Her body was discovered the day after what would have been her 15th birthday. Before records were sealed, the medical examiner’s office disclosed that she weighed just 71 pounds and had the word “Shhh” tattooed on her finger. LAPD officials have confirmed she had been dead for several weeks by the time she was found.

According to investigators, the Tesla had been parked along Bluebird Avenue in the Hollywood Hills since late July — roughly the same period the singer embarked on a national tour. The vehicle remained unattended for weeks, possibly months, until a tow-yard employee reported a foul odor emanating from the trunk.

Although portions of the tour were canceled after the investigation became public, the singer has continued to appear at venues and perform, a fact that has amplified public concern over what many view as a slow-walking investigation involving an adult public figure and a deceased minor.

To date, law enforcement has not publicly addressed allegations circulating online regarding the nature of the relationship, nor clarified what evidence — if any — is preventing an arrest while the grand jury process continues.