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Man pleads guilty to stealing Beyoncé's unreleased music in Atlanta, gets 2 years in prison
Kelvin Evans accepted a plea deal after surveillance video linked him to a break-in that investigators said stole unreleased music and tour materials.
- On Tuesday, Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court to entering an automobile and criminal trespass stemming from the July 2025 theft of unreleased Beyoncé music and belongings from her Atlanta production team.
- Surveillance footage captured Evans breaking into a Jeep Wagoneer on Krog Street on July 8, 2025, stealing suitcases with hard drives containing unreleased music and laptops two days before Beyoncé's Atlanta concert.
- Investigators tracked stolen MacBook laptops to three locations in Hapeville and Atlanta; however, the hard drives and suitcases were never recovered, prosecutors told the court while detailing Evans' lengthy criminal history.
- Senior Judge Jane C. Barwick sentenced Evans to five years—two in prison and three on probation—while ordering him to stay away from victims and the Krog Street parking garage where the theft occurred.
- Prosecutors cited circumstantial evidence in offering the plea deal, while Evans' lawyer stated he is "looking forward to putting this... behind him and hoping for a future where he can make money legitimately.
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Man pleads guilty to Atlanta auto break-in that led to theft of unreleased music by Beyoncé
A man has pleaded guilty to an auto break-in last year in Atlanta that police say resulted in the theft of unreleased music by Beyoncé. Forty-one-year-old Kelvin Evans entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court to entering…
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