Montana police arrested D4vd associate Neo Langston on a Los Angeles County failure-to-appear warrant as a grand jury convenes in the investigation into Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death

Neo Langston, an alleged close friend of singer D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) was arrested Thursday evening in Helena, Montana, for an out-of-jurisdiction warrant for Los Angeles County for Failure to Appear, Los Angeles was told by the senior detention officer at Lewis and Clark County Detention Center.

Langston was booked into the Lewis & Clark County Jail at 5:56 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2026, according to the Helena Police Department. A call-for-service document obtained byLos Angeles shows officers apprehended Langston on Knight Street in Helena, though police declined to comment on the underlying case that led to the warrant. Langston currently remains in custody, Helena police said. Knight st. is a mainly residential area, per Helena locals. A photographer for Helena Online posted photos on X showing Langston being hand-cuffed on the steps of a residence wearing a grey hoodie, brown beanie, and navy blue sweats.

Credit: Helena Police

AsLos Angeles previously reported, a grand jury in Los Angeles has convened in connection with the ongoing investigation into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were discovered on September 8, 2025, inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke. LAPD has not publicly disclosed whether Langston is connected or expected to testify before the panel; however, the current news of his arrest would indicate he’s needed.

Burke and Langston once appeared frequently together on social media. But in the months following the discovery of Hernandez’s body, Langston appeared to delete or archive most images linking him to the singer.

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