D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case

D4vd asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo to remove handcuffs during his preliminary hearing, arguing he has behaved appropriately in past hearings.

Prosecutors will present evidence including DNA, surveillance video, text messages, and phone records to show enough proof for the murder case to proceed to trial.

D4vd faces charges of first-degree murder of Celeste Rivas, lewd acts with a child under 14, and mutilation of a body; he pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Celeste Rivas's dismembered body was found in a Tesla registered to D4vd about seven months after her death; prosecutors allege a sexual relationship began when she was 13.

The judge has not yet ruled on the request to remove restraints or on whether the case advances to trial.