A friend of singer D4vd was arrested on a warrant related to the teen’s death inquiry
Neo Langston, 23, a social media streamer who has appeared publicly with the artist, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 22, at a Helena apartment on an out-of-state warrant issued by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to court and jail records.
Langston was booked at the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center and detained without bond before being transferred to LAPD custody.
Helena police confirmed that they assisted detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division but declined to provide any information.
According to court documents, Langston was wanted for failing to appear as a witness before a grand jury.
The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was last seen in Lake Elsinore in April 2024, when she was 13 years old.
Her decaying remains were discovered on September 8 within the front trunk of a Tesla that had been detained at a Los Angeles tow yard, just days before D4vd was scheduled to appear in San Francisco.
The automobile was registered to the musician, David Anthony Burke.
Law enforcement sources have named Burke, 20, as a suspect, but he has not been prosecuted.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and that others may have helped dispose of the girl’s body.
“The cause and manner of death remain pending,” Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Odey Ukpo stated recently, after his office’s court-ordered confidentiality hold.
A grand jury has been formed, and several witnesses have already testified. It is unclear whether Langston was the witness whom prosecutors previously described as uncooperative.
Langston, who previously streamed under the handle NeoTheAsian, frequently posed for images with Burke on social media.