D4vd switches to public defender in high-profile teen-murder case

Singer D4vd has replaced his private defense team with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office as he faces charges of murdering, dismembering and sexually assaulting a teenage fan. The switch, granted ahead of a hearing, comes as prosecutors pursue a case that could bring life without parole or the death penalty; a next hearing is set for Oct. 19 and the prosecution says the change in counsel will not alter its readiness to proceed.