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Man Gambles on Trial for Beyoncé Leak

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Kelvin Evans, a 40-year-old Atlanta man, has rejected a 5-year plea deal and is heading to trial for allegedly stealing unreleased Beyoncé music. Facing up to 6 years in prison, Evans is betting on a jurys favor, despite prosecutors pushing for the maximum sentence. The incident occurred in July 2025 during Beyoncés Atlanta tour, where Evans broke into a Jeep Wagoneer, stealing laptops, headphones, clothes, and hard drives containing sensitive unreleased tracks and tour info. Evans was arrested in August 2025 and his trial is set for May 2026. With high stakes, Evans is taking a risk, but one wrong move could lead to a lengthy prison sentence.

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Man Gambles on Trial for Beyoncé Leak

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Hip-Hop News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Man Gambles on Trial for Beyoncé Leak. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 28th, a 40-year-old Atlanta man named Kelvin Evans just turned down a five-year plea deal and chose trial instead for allegedly stealing. Unreleased Beyonce music from her choreographer's rental car, now he's staring down up to six years in prison if convicted on charges like entering an automobile and criminal trespass. Earlier this week in Fulton County Court, Evans told the judge he's ready to roll the dice right now, betting a jury will believe his side over. Beyonce's team, prosecutors are playing, especially since he's a convicted felon. They're pushing for the max sentence. The break-in happened July 8th, 2025, during Beyonce's Atlanta tour stop. Evans smashed into a Jeep wagon near on Crog Street around 809 pm, grabbing laptops, headphones, clothes, and hard drives packed with. Sensitive unreleased tracks and tour info. Beyonce's crew has dealt with leaks before, but these files were watermarked to track any online drops. Evans got nabbed by Hateville Police August 26th and has been locked up waiting for his shot.

His next court date is May 7th, with trial kicking off May 11th, 2026. Looks like Evans is all in on beating the odds, but with those stakes, one wrong move could lock him up for years.

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