{"id":1931711,"date":"2026-05-12T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931711"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:51:59","slug":"d4vd-appears-in-courtroom-in-jail-jumpsuit-and-shackles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931711","title":{"rendered":"D4vd Appears in Courtroom in Jail Jumpsuit and Shackles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ce\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/cef2559567f64da0bb11a8eb7ea46ff5_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">D4vd Appears in Courtroom in Jail Jumpsuit and Shackles<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">D4vd<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Chilled Out During Court Hearing &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">As Legal Drama Builds<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T11:51:59-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:51 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-40ee8b1c71f1d4fa868c7af1afe2698c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260512_cef2559567f64da0bb11a8eb7ea46ff5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:409ac44a-5dd4-412e-a764-db0dccd89ea9\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ce\/4by3\/2026\/05\/12\/cef2559567f64da0bb11a8eb7ea46ff5_md.jpg\" alt=\"D4vd is seen in these court sketche Backgrid\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Backgrid<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e1900ba995ed05f4e004768dc649349a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/d4vd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>D4vd<\/strong><\/a> looked more like he was waiting on a delayed flight than fighting a criminal case Tuesday morning &#8230; casually slumping in his chair during a court hearing while his lawyers and prosecutors deliberated over the case&#8217;s timeline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a8056e79a4cb6b32b8909dc87856be41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The artist &#8212; born <strong>David Burke <\/strong>&#8212; appeared in Downtown Los Angeles for a status conference tied to his upcoming preliminary hearing &#8230; rocking an orange jail jumpsuit and appearing unusually relaxed throughout the proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-57664c6187f60185cc6228fb9b3d5936\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260420_45dfc50ebbc64485a09b6dd38e3fa772\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:409ac44a-5dd4-412e-a764-db0dccd89ea9\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/45\/4by3\/2026\/04\/20\/45dfc50ebbc64485a09b6dd38e3fa772_md.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd mug shot new wm 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b4b314e5a5281734072dd0e2c3f9d30b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A sketch shows him entering the courtroom in restraints as he faces first-degree murder and mutilation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/20\/d4vd-pleads-not-guilty-celeste-rivas-murder\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>charges<\/strong><\/a> tied to the death of 14-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/celeste-rivas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Celeste Rivas Hernandez<\/strong><\/a>&#8230; 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