Alicia Andrews, 23, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the ambush gang hit on Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio in Tampa.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The final defendant in the ambush gang hit on Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio in Tampa has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role.

Alicia Latoya Andrews, 23, was found guilty of a lesser count of manslaughter on Oct. 31. She had been charged with first-degree murder and acquitted of conspiracy to commit murder. She testified during her trial that she was afraid of her boyfriend, Isaiah Jermaine Chance, whom she drove with to the ambush but insisted she had no idea about murder plans.

She told the court she thought they were going to get food and that she stayed in the car unaware of what was happening.

Prosecutors said otherwise. They said she acted as a lookout, helping the crew track Foolio ― whose real name was Charles Andrew Jones II ― during his 26th birthday celebration before he was shot and killed outside a hotel near the University of South Florida. Three others in his entourage were wounded.

At Friday’s sentencing hearing, May 22, the judge heard from Foolio’s mother, Sandrikas Mays.

“My son was hunted, followed and ultimately murdered in what authorities described as a coordinated plot involving multiple individuals,” she said, according to Court TV. “It is extremely painful to hear Alicia Andrews portray herself as someone who didn’t know what was going on. They could have turned around, but they still carried on the plan to hunt my son down like a deer in the woods. … My son’s life mattered. He was not disposable.”

Foolio was a popular, controversial rapper affiliated with the 6 Block gang and also linked with KTA. He often rapped about being shot or friends who were murdered and fallen rivals. The defendants were with ATK and 1200.

Their ongoing feud climaxed when the group tracked his social media posts about where and when he would be performing and celebrating that weekend, authorities said. They followed him to his hotel where he and his group were met with gunfire.

Gathright and the Murphys were deemed the shooters. Court records and security and dashcam videos at the scene indicate Chance and Andrews were serving as lookouts. Cellphone and license plate reader evidence also documented the group’s communications and whereabouts.

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