Yungeen Ace’s music movies and on-line presence had been dissected in open court docket this week as a Jacksonville detective detailed how authorities monitor drill rappers for gang exercise and proof, linking Hip-Hop content material to real-world violence.

During the continuing homicide trial of Alicia Andrews, who’s accused of serving to orchestrate the June 2024 ambush that killed rival rapper Julio Foolio, Detective Richard Neader testified that Yungeen Ace is taken into account the central determine within the ATK crew. He stated Ace’s social media dominance and lyrical content material play a serious position in how legislation enforcement tracks gang alliances and conflicts.

“Based on the investigation, was that everybody seems to follow him. Where he’s at, there’s usually a bunch of people. He has the most followers. He has the most followers on social media, on his accounts, and he gets the most views on his videos on YouTube,” Neader instructed the court docket.

The testimony got here as prosecutors laid out how Andrews allegedly helped her boyfriend, Isiah Chance, and different ATK or 1200 members monitor Foolio—actual identify Charles Jones—throughout Tampa on his birthday. She is the primary of 5 defendants to face trial within the case.

According to prosecutors, Andrews acted as a lookout, relaying Foolio’s location to the shooters who later opened fireplace in a resort parking zone. Jones was killed and three others had been injured within the barrage, which witnesses stated concerned as much as 40 rounds.

Detectives stated ATK and 1200 are aligned in opposition to Six Block, also called KTA, the group Foolio was affiliated with earlier than his demise. The feud has spilled into music, with diss tracks like “Who I Smoke” and “Game Over” being utilized by investigators to map out threats and alliances.

Neader defined the method of breaking down these movies for gang proof: “I listen to it the whole thing through and then after that I will break down the video. You can collect a lot of good evidence towards the gang in them as far as like hand signs and clothings and other stuff of that nature and then once I get through all of that breaking down and then I break down the lyrics.”

Andrews, who just isn’t a documented gang member, faces costs of first-degree homicide and conspiracy. Her protection claims she was manipulated by Chance and was unaware of any homicide plot. They additionally argue she wore no disguise and had no direct position within the capturing.

The trial, which started in early 2025, has featured surveillance footage, cell tower knowledge, and witness accounts of the ambush that killed Foolio on June 23, 2024.

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