Alicia Andrews, 23, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the 2024 killing of rapper Julio Foolio, real name Charles Jones II. Prosecutors said she helped track Foolio during his Tampa birthday weekend, relaying updates to the gunmen who later am
A courtroom sentence has a way of turning shock into silence, and for Alicia Andrews, that change came after a case that began as a birthday trip and ended with Tampa streets stained in gunfire.
A judge sentenced Andrews. 23. to 15 years behind bars for her role in the 2024 killing of rapper Julio Foolio. whose real name is Charles Jones II. The decision ties Andrews directly to Foolio’s birthday weekend in Tampa. where prosecutors said she helped track the rapper’s movements before he was ambushed and fatally shot outside a hotel.
Prosecutors said Andrews and her boyfriend. Isaiah Chance. followed Foolio from location to location while relaying updates back to the gunmen who later opened fire. Court testimony. prosecutors said. pointed to a retaliation plan that authorities connected to a long-running Jacksonville gang feud involving Foolio and rival groups allegedly linked to ATK and 1200.
The case also turned on what prosecutors described as online sparks. Investigators said rivals spotted Foolio’s social media activity and music—especially diss-heavy drill tracks—and allegedly used that information about his Tampa birthday plans to coordinate the deadly retaliation mission.
When sentencing came, Julio Foolio’s mother, Sandrikas Mays, addressed the court with grief that filled the room. She told the judge her son would still be alive had Andrews not participated in the plan. regardless of whether Andrews pulled the trigger herself. Mays also told the court that Andrews can still see her family and child. while she can no longer see her son. Her statement was reported to leave the courtroom emotional as the judge moved toward what prosecutors sought as the maximum sentence possible for the manslaughter conviction.
“They hunted my son down like a deer in the woods. This was loyalty to v*olence over humanity. My son was treated like his life didn’t matter,” Mays can be heard saying.
Andrews’ conviction came with a sharp legal split from the charge she first faced. Prosecutors originally charged her with second-degree murder, but the jury convicted her of manslaughter. Her attorney argued she played only a “minor” role in the crime and announced plans to appeal the conviction.
The case does not end with Andrews. Four other co-defendants—Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy—are also facing first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors pushed for the death penalty, but the jury rejected it. At the next hearing next month, those four defendants are set to face mandatory life sentences without parole.
In the end, the sentence handed down to Alicia Andrews marks a milestone in a case that has already defined itself through pursuit, planning, and a rapper’s last moments outside a hotel—while the legal fight for the remaining defendants is set to continue.
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