Florida Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Helping Track Rapper Julio Foolio Before Deadly Tampa Ambush

FLORIDA — One of the people accused of helping set up the deadly murder of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio has now officially been sentenced, bringing another major development in one of Florida’s most high-profile gang-related murder cases in recent years.

A Hillsborough County judge sentenced 23-year-old Alicia Andrews to 15 years in prison after prosecutors said she played a key role in helping locate and track Julio Foolio before he was ambushed and killed in Tampa.

Julio Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones, was shot and killed on June 23, 2024, while celebrating his 26th birthday in Tampa, Florida. Investigators said the killing was not random and instead was tied to a long-running Jacksonville gang war involving rival groups connected to the city’s drill rap scene.

According to prosecutors, Andrews traveled from Jacksonville to Tampa alongside several co-defendants, including her boyfriend Isaiah Chance. Authorities said the group monitored Foolio’s movements throughout the night as he traveled between different locations during his birthday celebrations. Investigators alleged Andrews and Chance relayed his whereabouts back to the shooters before the final ambush happened outside a hotel near the University of South Florida.

Surveillance footage and phone records became a major part of the prosecution’s case. Prosecutors argued that Andrews helped “hunt” Foolio by acting as a lookout and participating in the effort to locate him before the shooting.

The attack happened in the early morning hours after Foolio reportedly moved hotels following overcrowding at another location where birthday celebrations had been taking place. Detectives said multiple gunmen eventually opened fire into vehicles outside the hotel parking lot, killing Foolio and injuring three other people.

During her trial, Andrews denied knowing there was a plan to kill the rapper. She testified that she believed she was simply traveling with her boyfriend and claimed she had no knowledge of a murder plot. Her defense team also attempted to portray her as being under the influence of a controlling and abusive relationship with Isaiah Chance.

Despite those arguments, a Tampa jury convicted Andrews of manslaughter in 2025. Jurors rejected the original first-degree murder charge and also found her not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, but prosecutors still argued her actions directly contributed to Foolio’s death.

At sentencing, Foolio’s mother reportedly told the court that her son would still be alive if Andrews had not participated in the plan. Prosecutors argued Andrews had multiple opportunities to walk away but instead continued helping the group track the rapper throughout the night.

The sentencing comes shortly after four other men tied to the case were convicted of first-degree murder. Those men — Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy, and Davion Murphy — were found guilty in connection with the ambush and now face life in prison without parole after jurors rejected the death penalty.

Investigators and prosecutors have repeatedly described the murder as part of an escalating Jacksonville gang conflict involving rival groups known as 6 Block, Ace’s Top Killers, and 1200. Court testimony throughout the trials detailed years of violence, retaliation, social media taunts, and rap diss tracks tied to the feud.

The Julio Foolio murder case has continued drawing national attention because of the combination of gang allegations, rap industry ties, surveillance footage, and the coordinated nature of the attack that prosecutors say unfolded across multiple locations before ending in the deadly Tampa ambush.