TAMPA, Fla. — 22-year-old woman accused of helping plan the ambush that killed Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio last year has been found guilty of manslaughter on Friday night.
After nearly four hours, the jury reached its verdict.
Alicia Andrews testified in court on Thursday, claiming she was unaware of a murder plot involving her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, who is accused of orchestrating a deadly attack in June 2024.
Prosecutors argued that Andrews acted as a lookout during the ambush that resulted in the death of Foolio outside a Tampa Holiday Inn. They argue that she helped Chance and others track Foolio’s movements on the night of the shooting.
“I mean, I heard a lot of shots, so I didn’t know what went on — shooting in the air, somebody got shot at, I didn’t know,” Andrews said during her testimony.
She testified that she never saw a gun that night and remains terrified of her boyfriend, who is also charged in the case.
Prosecutors questioned her credibility during the trial, showing jurors a 2021 text message where Andrews wrote that Foolio “needed to die.”
“Yeah, but I didn’t mean it, I was 17 and just gossiping,” Andrews testified.
Andrews was the last witness to testify during the trial. She could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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