More than a year after authorities discovered the corpse of Celeste Rivas, D4vd is preparing to face the court to determine whether he’s responsible for the 14-year-old’s death. However, his financial standings have turned into another issue he’s dealing with from behind bars, especially as he turned to public defenders.
Per TMZ, his father, Dawud Burke, reportedly sold a 1,819-square-foot home in Houston, Texas, for $229,000 at the top of July, marking the second real estate sale of the year. Months prior, he took out a $138K loan on another home in Houston. He currently resides in a home with an estimated value of $850K in Hampstead, TX–a 4,426-square-foot home equipped with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
D4vd Attorneys Withdraw
The sales of these assets are quite noticeable, especially after recent developments in D4vd’s case. His financial issues were brought to the attention of the court after his legal team withdrew. D4vd previously hired Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter to represent him. He’ll now be represented by a public defender.
“This morning the court granted our request to withdraw as counsel and appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, after it was determined David qualified for appointed counsel,” they said in a statement. “We continue to support David and his defense against these serious charges. We are grateful that the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has taken over the representation and that David has a highly capable and committed team of attorneys and investigators behind him."
Los Angeles D.A. Nathan Hochman said that the death penalty remains on the table, though they haven’t reached a decision on whether they will explore that option.
D4vd will be back in court on October 19th for his next pre-trial hearing. He has already pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
