Alicia Andrews has officially been sentenced to the maximum 15 years in Florida State Prison for her role in the murder of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones. The sentencing happened Friday morning in Tampa after Judge Kimberly Fernandez denied defense motions seeking a new trial and acquittal. Andrews was previously convicted of manslaughter in October 2025 after prosecutors argued she helped track Foolio’s location during the deadly 2024 ambush shooting tied to an ongoing Jacksonville gang war. (Court TV)
During the emotional hearing, Foolio’s mother addressed the court and said her son “was not disposable,” while prosecutors pushed for the maximum sentence allowed under Andrews’ conviction. Defense attorneys argued Andrews played a smaller role than the four men convicted of first-degree murder and asked the judge for probation or time served, but the court sided with prosecutors and imposed the full 15-year sentence. Andrews reportedly showed little emotion during the sentencing and did not speak because her attorneys plan to continue appealing the conviction. (Court TV)
The Julio Foolio murder case has become one of the biggest rap-related criminal cases in Florida in recent years. Prosecutors say Andrews traveled from Jacksonville to Tampa alongside Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy, and Davion Murphy as part of a coordinated plot targeting Foolio during his birthday weekend in June 2024. The other four defendants were recently convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole after jurors rejected the death penalty. (WJXT)
Even with the sentencing now finalized, Andrews’ legal battle is not over. Her attorneys have repeatedly argued that the original trial judge showed bias against the defense and improperly influenced the outcome of the case. Those claims previously led to the removal of the original judge before sentencing was handed down. However, Judge Fernandez ruled Friday that she would not have decided the case differently and allowed the conviction and sentence to stand. (Court TV)
