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Britney Spears Takes Plea, D4vd's Chainsaw, and Quadruple Murder Suspect Waives Right to Counsel, with Dr. Kendall Crowns

MK True Crime

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True Crime, Mktruecrime, News, Daily News

4.6601 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The MK True Crime Show hosts Dave Aronberg and Ashleigh Merchant join the program to discuss the case of Austin Drummond, accused quadruple murderer, his bad behavior in prison, his handwritten motion to represent himself, if the State will allow him to argue in his own capital murder trial, Britney Spears’s recent “wet reckless” plea, how it differs from a DUI, why the deal was offered to the struggling popstar, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns joins Dave and Ashleigh from Texas to break down the autopsy report of alleged D4vd victim Celeste Rivas Hernandez, what a chainsaw does to human remains, reasons why a death certificate would be updated, what toxicology findings reveal about Celeste’s possible alcohol and drug use, why it may be “unclear” if the 14-year-old was pregnant in the year before her death, and more. Dave Aronberg: https://davearonberglaw.com Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com Dr. Kendall Crowns: https://www.youtube.com/@MayhemInTheMorgue 3 Day Blinds: Head to https://3DayBlinds.com/MK for their Buy One Get One 50% deal plus a FREE, NO charge, NO obligation consultation! AirDoctor: Breathe cleaner air every day with AirDoctor—get up to $300 off at https://AirDoctorPro.com using promo code TRUECRIME Veracity Health: Head to https://VeracityHealth.co and use code MK for up to 65% off your order Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to MK True Crime.

0:07.2

I'm Dave Arenberg, former state attorney for Palm Beach County, aka the Florida lawman here.

0:14.2

Also managing partner of Dave Arenberg Law.

0:16.5

I'm joined today by my co-host Ashley Merchant, Criminal Defense Attorney from Atlanta, GA, formerly of the great state of Florida.

0:24.1

Hello, Ashley.

0:25.0

Hey, Dave.

0:25.6

Good to see you.

0:26.5

Good to see you.

0:27.1

May the fourth be with you.

0:29.0

Let's go over what we have on the docket today.

0:33.0

Tennessee man, Austin Drummond, is charged with quadruple murder and kidnapping. According to a

0:39.4

handwritten motion, Drummond wants to represent himself. Never a good move in this capital case,

0:46.2

but will Tennessee courts allow it? We will discuss. And troubled pop star Brittany Spears just

0:52.4

avoided a DUI charge in California.

0:54.3

We'll discuss how her wet, reckless plea, what it means, and her unexpected tie to the killer, David.

1:02.0

Later, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns, host of podcast Mayhem in the morgue.

1:08.5

We'll join the show to break down what the autopsy of Celeste Rivas Hernandez,

1:12.8

the teen allegedly killed by singer David, reveals.

1:16.6

But first, we'll get started with accused quadruple murder, Austin Drummond.

1:22.1

This is a 29-year-old career criminal who was relatively close to the family that he allegedly murdered.

1:32.0

Allegedly he was dating one of the members of the family.

1:35.9

This is all so horrific.

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