Kelvin Evans is betting everything on a jury siding with him instead of Beyoncé, leading him to make what may end up being a disastrous decision.
The 40-year-old Atlanta man accused of stealing unreleased Beyoncé music from her choreographer’s rental car walked into a Fulton County courtroom earlier this week and rejected a plea deal that would’ve cut his potential sentence in half. By turning down the prosecution’s offer, Evans now faces a maximum of 6 years in prison if convicted on charges of entering an automobile and criminal trespass.
The rental car was broken into inside a parking garage on Krog Street NE on July 8, Atlanta police said. Beyoncé was in town for her “Cowboy Carter” tour, which had four shows at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
According to the star’s team, several items were stolen, ranging from jump drives with unpublished music and show plans to AirPods and a MacBook Pro. Evans was arrested for violating parole in August and charged in connection with the incident in September. Police linked him to the theft by tracking down a vehicle that Evans allegedly used during the crime, which was caught on security cameras.
The hard drives contained watermarked files, which means they could trace exactly where any leaked material came from if it ever surfaced online. Evans is scheduled to appear in court again on May 7, and his trial is set for May 11, 2026, which means he’s got less than two months to prepare his defense strategy.