Overview
- Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court and received a five-year sentence with two years in prison and three years on probation, with a judge ordering him to stay away from the victims and the parking garage.
- Before the plea, prosecutors showed surveillance video of a red car parking beside the rental Jeep and later unloading the stolen suitcases, and tracking data from MacBooks that pinged at a Hapeville address.
- The break-in happened July 8, 2025, when a rented Jeep Wagoneer used by choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue was found with a shattered rear window and two suitcases missing.
- Police and court records say the stolen items included hard and jump drives with watermarked and unreleased Beyoncé music, show footage plans, past and future set lists, two laptops, Apple headphones, and designer clothing.
- Evans had pleaded not guilty and rejected an earlier offer, then changed course as jury selection began, and the unresolved whereabouts of the drives keeps leak risks and tour security practices in focus.