The materials that the musician’s choreographer and dancer said were stolen from a Jeep Wagoneer rental in Atlanta during the Cowboy Carter tour have not been recovered
The Atlanta Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a car robbery in which hard drives containing unreleased music and tour plans from Beyoncé were reportedly stolen. The theft occurred when the Cowboy Carter tour arrived in the city for four dates in July. Choreographer Christopher Grant and singer Diandre Blue reported having two suitcases stolen from a Jeep Wagoneer rental, which contained “personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce.”
The suspect, Kelvin Evans, was taken into custody and booked into the Fulton Country Jail on Aug. 26 and charged with Entering Automobile or Other Motor Vehicle With Intent to Commit Theft or Felony. Evans has not yet been released and the Atlanta Police Department reports that “the stolen items have not been recovered at this time.”
In a 911 call released by the Atlanta Police Department, Grant said, “They have my computers, and it’s really, really important information in there. I work with someone who’s like of a high status, and I really need my computer and everything. On July 15, about a week after the incident occurred, a representative for the police department noted that no camera footage pertaining to the theft would be released.
According to the call, Grant and Blue reported that the window to the trunk of the Wagoneer had been smashed. Light fingerprints were lifted from the scene, an incident report revealed, and auto larceny investigators flagged a vehicle in the area based on available information. An arrest warrant for a suspect was issued on July 14.
Despite the incident, the Cowboy Carter tour continued as planned. Beyoncé completed four sold-out shows at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The tour wrapped about two weeks later in Las Vegas. “The three hours of Beyoncé felt nonstop as she ran through almost the entirety of Cowboy Carter during the set,” Rolling Stone wrote in a review of the tour opener. “Everything from the show seemed calculated and measured to perfection, leaving little space for Beyoncé to break from the plan. It was a theatrical spectacle that, once again, put Bey in a league of her own.”
