Julio Foolio murder: First of five suspects heads to trial

The Brief

  • Jury selection begins Monday in Tampa for Alicia Andrews, one of five people charged in the killing of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio.
  • Prosecutors say Andrews helped her boyfriend and his gang pull off the murder.
  • Andrews is the only defendant not facing the death penalty in the case.

TAMPA, Fla. Jury selection begins Monday in Tampa for Alicia Andrews, one of five people charged in the killing of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio.

Detectives say Alicia Andrews and her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, acted as lookouts the night Julio Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones, was ambushed and killed outside a Tampa hotel near USF last summer.

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According to investigators, the couple drove from Jacksonville to Tampa with three others who were allegedly targeting the rapper as part of an ongoing gang war.

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