TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) — Sentencing for a woman convicted of having a role in the killing of rising rap star “Julio Foolio” has been delayed.
Alicia Andrews testifies in her murder trial Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Court TV)
Alicia Andrews was set to be sentenced on Dec. 8 after a jury convicted her of the lesser charge of manslaughter in October. In Florida, manslaughter carries a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
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Court records indicate Andrews filed a writ of prohibition on Dec. 4 seeking to “disqualify the Court from any further participation in (her) case,” and further requested that her sentencing be stayed.
Rapper Charles Jones, known as “Julio Foolio,” was shot as part of a larger gang war while on a trip to Tampa. While prosecutors agreed that Andrews was not a part of any gang, they argued that she worked with her four co-defendants to coordinate the killing.
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Andrews testified in her own defense at her trial, conceding that she traveled with her four co-defendants from Jacksonville to Tampa the weekend of the deadly shooting, but denied any knowledge about the plan to kill Jones. Instead, Andrews said she believed the trip was part of a reconciliation between her and her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, one of the four co-defendants whose charges are pending.
Andrews argued she was a victim of domestic violence at Chance’s hands, but was barred from arguing that she was involved in the shooting under duress.
