Oct. 16 (UPI) — A Fulton County, Ga., grand jury has indicted Kelvin Lanier Evans for allegedly breaking into a vehicle rented by Beyonce‘s choreographer and stealing two suitcases during the summer.
Evans, 40, is accused of breaking into choreographer Christopher Grant’s rented 2024 Jeep Wagoneer on July 8 while Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour made a stop in Atlanta, CBS News reported.
Local prosecutors on Thursday confirmed that a grand jury indicted Evans on charges that accuse him of breaking a window to access the vehicle and stealing two suitcases.
One or both of the suitcases contained the hard drives on which unreleased music, plans for tour video footage and set lists for respective tour dates were stored.
They also contained jewelry, clothing and other valuables that have not been recovered.
Officers with the Atlanta Police Department arrested Evans on Aug. 26 and held him at the Fulton County Jail, according to Newsweek and local police records.
Evans has remained jailed in lieu of a $20,000 bond.
Grant reported the theft upon discovering the vehicle’s rear window was broken and the two suitcases were missing.
“They have my computers, and it’s really, really important information in there,” he said while reporting the theft to 911.
“I work with someone who’s of a high status,” he added. “I really need my computer and everything.”
The grand jury indicted Evans on Monday, and he is charged with criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with intent to commit theft, ABC News reported.
A preliminary hearing initially was scheduled for Thursday but was canceled after the grand jury indicted Evans.
Evans has a local arrest record dating to January 2002, with several more since, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
His prior arrests include several for theft, armed robbery, assault, drug possession and other criminal violations.
Beyonce won a 2025 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her Cowboy Carter release.