Man pleads responsible to stealing Beyoncé’s unreleased music in Atlanta, will get 2 years in jail
The person accused of stealing onerous drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music from members of her staff prevented a jury trial Tuesday by pleading responsible.Kelvin Evans, 40, pleaded responsible in Fulton County Superior Courtroom to coming into an car and legal trespass. Fulton County Superior Courtroom Senior Decide Jane C. Barwick sentenced Evans to 5 years, with two years to serve in jail and the rest on probation. As a part of the plea deal, he has been ordered to steer clear of the victims in addition to the parking storage the place the theft occurred.”He’s wanting ahead to placing this comparatively massive a part of his life behind him and hoping for a future the place he can generate income legitimately and be a part of society like the remainder of us,” Evans’ lawyer informed the choose.The responsible plea got here simply two days after jury choice started Monday in Evans’ trial.Earlier than accepting the plea, prosecutors confirmed surveillance footage of a purple automobile, allegedly pushed by Evans, pulling up subsequent to the rental car within the parking deck. A second video confirmed the identical purple automobile arriving at an condominium advanced, with Evans pulling out suitcases believed to belong to Beyoncé’s choreographer, Christopher Grant, and fellow dancer Diandre Blue. Prosecutors additionally stated the stolen MacBook laptops had monitoring know-how that positioned the objects in Hapeville on the tackle seen within the second video.Evans had beforehand rejected the identical five-year plea deal in March, telling the court docket: “I am prepared for trial now.”In response to court docket paperwork, Evans broke right into a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer belonging to Grant on July 8, 2025, whereas Beyoncé was in Atlanta on tour. Grant and Blue had parked their rental car in a parking deck on Krog Road round 8:09 p.m. Once they returned lower than an hour later, they discovered the rear window shattered and their baggage gone.Among the many stolen objects had been two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, luxurious clothes and accessories, and onerous drives that investigators say contained unreleased Beyoncé materials. Grant additionally informed police he was carrying what he described as “private delicate data” belonging to Beyoncé.Evans was arrested by Hapeville police on Aug. 26, 2025, and had remained in Fulton County Jail since his arrest. A grand jury indicted him in October. He pleaded not responsible in January.
The person accused of stealing onerous drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music from members of her staff prevented a jury trial Tuesday by pleading responsible.
Kelvin Evans, 40, pleaded responsible in Fulton County Superior Courtroom to coming into an car and legal trespass. Fulton County Superior Courtroom Senior Decide Jane C. Barwick sentenced Evans to 5 years, with two years to serve in jail and the rest on probation. As a part of the plea deal, he has been ordered to steer clear of the victims in addition to the parking storage the place the theft occurred.
“He’s wanting ahead to placing this comparatively massive a part of his life behind him and hoping for a future the place he can generate income legitimately and be a part of society like the remainder of us,” Evans’ lawyer informed the choose.
The responsible plea got here simply two days after jury choice started Monday in Evans’ trial.
Earlier than accepting the plea, prosecutors confirmed surveillance footage of a purple automobile, allegedly pushed by Evans, pulling up subsequent to the rental car within the parking deck.
A second video confirmed the identical purple automobile arriving at an condominium advanced, with Evans pulling out suitcases believed to belong to Beyoncé’s choreographer, Christopher Grant, and fellow dancer Diandre Blue. Prosecutors additionally stated the stolen MacBook laptops had monitoring know-how that positioned the objects in Hapeville on the tackle seen within the second video.
Evans had beforehand rejected the identical five-year plea deal in March, telling the court docket: “I am prepared for trial now.”
In response to court docket paperwork, Evans broke right into a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer belonging to Grant on July 8, 2025, whereas Beyoncé was in Atlanta on tour.
Grant and Blue had parked their rental car in a parking deck on Krog Road round 8:09 p.m. Once they returned lower than an hour later, they discovered the rear window shattered and their baggage gone.
Among the many stolen objects had been two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, luxurious clothes and accessories, and onerous drives that investigators say contained unreleased Beyoncé materials. Grant additionally informed police he was carrying what he described as “private delicate data” belonging to Beyoncé.
Evans was arrested by Hapeville police on Aug. 26, 2025, and had remained in Fulton County Jail since his arrest.
A grand jury indicted him in October. He pleaded not responsible in January.
