TAMPA, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman who is accused of murder in the shooting death of Charles Jones, a Jacksonville rapper known as “Julio Foolio,” is set to go on trial Monday.
Alicia Andrews, 21, is the first of five people accused in the shooting to go to trial.
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Jones, 26, was shot and killed on June 23, 2024, in an ambush attack while celebrating his birthday in Tampa.
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.
Officials said Chance is a documented ATK member, Rashad Murphy is a 1200 member and Davion Murphy is a 1200 associate.
Investigators said that Chance and his girlfriend, Andrews, tracked and followed Jones to two nightclubs in Tampa, which were publicly advertised for his appearance.
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’s phone, who was in another car, according to investigators.
Then the other car arrived at Chance’s and Andrews’ location, according to court documents, and then followed Jones and his entourage to a hotel.
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.
Chance, Andrews, Gathright, and Rashad Murphy were arrested in July 2024. Davion Murphy was arrested in January 2025.
On Wednesday, Andrews’ attorneys, state prosecutors and a judge met for a pretrial hearing to address scheduling and logistical issues.
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.
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.
The jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Tampa.