Alicia Andrews took the witness stand this week in a Tampa courtroom with a pointy tone and little emotion as prosecutors accused her of serving to orchestrate the ambush killing of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio throughout a violent feud between rival Hip-Hop crews.

The 25-year-old is the primary of 5 defendants to go on trial for the June 23, 2024, taking pictures that left Foolio — born Charles Jones — useless outdoors a Holiday Inn.

Prosecutors declare Andrews acted as a lookout, monitoring the rapper’s actions earlier than masked gunmen opened fireplace with modified rifles.

“Andrews conducted surveillance because her boyfriend had ‘beef’ with the victim,” Tampa Police Detective Juan Ramos testified, linking the killing to a long-running gang dispute in Jacksonville.

Investigators say the homicide was a part of a brutal turf struggle between Foolio’s 6 Block and the opposing ATK and 1200 gangs.

Andrews’ boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, is allegedly affiliated with ATK, together with three different co-defendants, Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy and Davion Murphy, who’re awaiting separate trials.

Detective Ramos told jurors that telephone information, surveillance footage and license plate readers positioned Andrews on the homicide scene.

“Phone records, video surveillance and license plate readers show Andrews at the murder scene,” he stated.

According to prosecutors, Andrews booked a Tampa Airbnb by means of Instagram and was captured on doorbell video getting into the property. Cell tower information additionally positioned her close to a number of places the place the group allegedly scouted Foolio earlier than the assault.

FDLE firearms analyst Amara Drew testified that “all three cartridge cases were fired from the same firearm,” referring to a Glock pistol used within the taking pictures that killed Foolio and injured two others.

Despite the digital path, Andrews’ protection maintains she had no concept a homicide was deliberate. Her attorneys argued she believed she was on a romantic journey with Chance and had no position within the lethal plot.

During cross-examination, Ramos admitted there isn’t any direct proof that Andrews knew a few plan to kill Foolio.

She was not current when weapons have been packed and didn’t go to co-defendant Gathright’s dwelling, the place prosecutors say the group ready for the hit.

Andrews had minimal contact with the opposite defendants, other than Chance, and was not seen with any firearms. She frolicked on the Airbnb posting about meals and jewellery whereas the others went to Teasers nightclub.

There have been no textual content messages, telephone calls or digital communication linking her to the homicide plan within the days or even weeks earlier than the killing. Initial claims that she let the group into the Airbnb have been later disproven by digital lock logs, which confirmed another person entered first.

When police confronted Andrews with first-degree homicide expenses, she didn’t confess and denied figuring out Foolio.

“She denied knowing victim Julio Foolio when shown his photograph,” Ramos testified.

Digital proof confirmed Chance used Cash App to pay $361.16 for the Tampa Airbnb at 3:54 A.M. on June 22, 2024, simply hours earlier than the ambush. The case has pulled again the curtain on Jacksonville’s drill rap scene, the place music and social media function platforms for gang rivalries and violence.

Foolio, a outstanding determine in 6 Block, had been concerned in a years-long feud with ATK and 1200, teams recognized for utilizing lyrics and movies to impress enemies.

If convicted, Andrews faces life in jail on expenses of first-degree homicide and conspiracy. The trial is scheduled to proceed this week in Hillsborough County Circuit Court.

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