A man has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased Beyoncé music and setlists from her choreographer’s car.
Last July, officials from the Atlanta Police Department (APD) reported that two suitcases belonging to Christopher Grant and backup dancer Diandre Blue had been stolen from a rented Jeep Wagoneer parked at Krog Street Market in Atlanta, Georgia.
According to a police report, Grant and Blue’s suitcases contained two laptops and hard drives that held unreleased music, watermarked music, footage plans, and draft setlists.
In August, Kelvin Evans was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with intent to commit theft, and during a court appearance on Tuesday, he pleaded guilty.
Editors at ABC News reported that Evans was sentenced to five years, with two years to be served in custody and the remaining time on probation.
As part of a plea agreement, a second charge was merged into the first count. The judge also ordered Evans to avoid the area where the robbery occurred, to “have no contact with the victim, and commit no further violations of the law”.
Representatives for Grant, Blue, and Beyoncé have not yet commented on the case.
Despite the incident, the music superstar’s Cowboy Carter tour continued as planned, and the trek wrapped about two weeks later in Las Vegas.
