{"id":12405,"date":"2025-10-20T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/12405\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:01:08","slug":"jury-selection-begins-for-woman-accused-of-stalking-jacksonville-rapper-julio-foolio-before-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/12405\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury selection begins for woman accused of stalking Jacksonville rapper \u2018Julio Foolio\u2019 before murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2013 Jury selection was set to begin Monday in Tampa in the trial of a Jacksonville woman who is accused of murder in connection with the shooting death of Charles Jones, a Jacksonville rapper known as \u201cJulio Foolio.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Alicia Andrews, 21, is the first of five people accused in the shooting to go to trial. She is the only defendant not facing the death penalty in the case.<\/p>\n

RELATED: \u2018We will have justice for Charles\u2019: Mother of slain artist Julio Foolio says she asked him to stop rapping amid violence<\/a><\/p>\n

Jones, 26, was shot and killed on June 23, 2024, in an ambush attack while celebrating his birthday in Tampa.<\/p>\n

Court documents accuse Andrews, Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy and Rashad Murphy of traveling from Jacksonville to Tampa on June 22, 2024, in two separate cars to find and kill Jones in retaliation for an ongoing Jacksonville gang war between 6Block and allied gangs, ATK and 1200.<\/p>\n

Officials said Chance is a documented ATK member, Rashad Murphy is a 1200 member and Davion Murphy is a 1200 associate.<\/p>\n

Investigators said that Chance and his girlfriend, Andrews, tracked and followed Jones to two nightclubs in Tampa, which were publicly advertised for his appearance.<\/p>\n

At both locations, they got out of their car, and Chance could be seen on surveillance using a phone that belonged to Andrews to call Gathright\u2019s phone, who was in another car, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

Then the other car arrived at Chance\u2019s and Andrews\u2019 location, according to court documents, and then followed Jones and his entourage to a hotel.<\/p>\n

Alicia Andrews, Isaiah Chance and Sean Gathright all appeared in Hillsborough County court on Monday. Rashad Murphy will be arraigned at a later date and investigators are still searching for Davion Murphy. (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n

Investigators said the three accused shooters, Rashad Murphy, Davion Murphy, and Gathright, got out of the other car and fired at the entourage, killing Jones and injuring three other victims in the parking lot of the hotel. The shooting was captured on hotel surveillance video. <\/p>\n

Chance, Andrews, Gathright, and Rashad Murphy were arrested in July 2024. Davion Murphy was arrested in January 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In August, Andrews\u2019 attorneys, state prosecutors and a judge met for a pretrial hearing to address scheduling and logistical issues. <\/p>\n

The prosecutors requested that the judge prevent the defense from introducing alleged domestic violence incidents as evidence of her state of mind. The prosecutors said that would violate Florida law, as defendants charged with premeditated first-degree murder are not eligible to use duress as a defense.<\/p>\n

The judge granted their motion, arguing that any alleged domestic violence is irrelevant to the murder trial. However, the judge said the defense could refile a motion during the trial to introduce the evidence if they believed it was relevant.<\/p>\n

According to Fox 13<\/a>, prosecutors say Andrews does not meet the legal standard for the death penalty because she wasn\u2019t part of a criminal enterprise tied to the gang war.<\/p>\n

The four other defendants are expected to be tried separately in the spring.<\/p>\n

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