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Kelvin Evans Gets 2-Year Prison for Beyoncé Concert Jeep Theft

5/12/2026

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Kelvin Evans Sentenced

Defendant Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty on May 12, 2026 in Fulton County Superior Court and was sentenced to two years prison, three years probation, no parole.
Surveillance showed Evans breaking into a rented Jeep Wagoneer on July 8, 2025, two days before Beyoncé’s Atlanta Cowboy Carter concert, stealing a hard drive, jump drives, laptops, sunglasses and headphones.
Police traced the stolen gear via GPS pings to three locations in Hapeville.

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Evans Claims King

At his plea hearing, Evans called himself “King Thief of Atlanta.”
Prosecutors noted Evans has a two-decade record with entering-auto convictions in Fulton, DeKalb and Forsyth counties.
Evans’s niece told police she received an iPhone and chargers taken from the stolen suitcases.
Court testimony confirmed the stolen suitcases and their contents were never recovered.
Evans’s attorney said he hopes to move forward and give his young daughter a better future.

History

Historical Context

After a 1992 surge of violent carjackings, Congress—led by Senator Sam Nunn—passed the Federal Anti-Car Theft Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. §2119 and effective October 25, 1992, imposing 15-years-to-life penalties. President George H.W. Bush signed it with a 95-vote majority. The law now underpins Fulton County’s two-year sentence for Kelvin Evans’s 2025 Jeep burglary.

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Kelvin Evans Sentenced

Defendant Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty on May 12, 2026 in Fulton County Superior Court and was sentenced to two years prison, three years probation, no parole.
Surveillance showed Evans breaking into a rented Jeep Wagoneer on July 8, 2025, two days before Beyoncé’s Atlanta Cowboy Carter concert, stealing a hard drive, jump drives, laptops, sunglasses and headphones.
Police traced the stolen gear via GPS pings to three locations in Hapeville.

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