The first of 5 suspects in the 2024 homicide of rapper Julio Foolio to be tried was discovered responsible of manslaughter — quite than first-degree homicide — after an eight-day trial and only some hours of deliberation.
On Friday (Oct. 31), Alicia Andrews was discovered responsible of manslaughter, a lesser included offense, quite than first-degree homicide, which she was additionally charged with. She was discovered not responsible on conspiracy to commit homicide.
The jury started deliberating at 6:50 p.m. They continued till a verdict was reached at 10:20 p.m., passing up a suggestion by the decide to go house and resume subsequent week.
Andrews was accused of trailing Julio Foolio to a number of places on the day of his homicide, alongside her codefendants, earlier than they killed him.
She tried to make use of proof of home violence towards her by her boyfriend, co-defendant Isiah Chance, in her protection. However, the decide dominated towards herbarring the hassle.
The remaining defendants — Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy — are anticipated to go on trial someday subsequent spring.
Julio Foolio was killed whereas celebrating his twenty sixth birthday at an Airbnb.
He gained nationwide consideration over his public feud with Yungeen Ace in 2021, a battle that noticed the discharge of diss tracks comparable to “Beatbox Remix” and “When I See You.”
Authorities tie Foolio’s homicide to a battle between a number of gangs. They say that 6 Block, which Foolio allegedly belonged to, was preventing towards two allied gangs, Ace’s Top Killers (ATK) and 1200. Every defendant besides Andrews is alleged to be a member of a kind of two gangs.
Andrews is scheduled to be sentenced on December 8 at 8:30 a.m.