TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida woman facing trial on charges she murdered a rising rap star as part of an ongoing gang war is fighting for bond as she awaits trial.

Alicia Andrews appears in court for a pretrial hearing on Aug. 13, 2025. (Court TV)

Alicia Andrews is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Charles Jones, who was known as “Julio Foolio.” Investigators say the gang war, which spanned several years in Jacksonville, led to the deadly shooting in Tampa that claimed Jones’ life. While prosecutors concede that Andrews is not in a gang, they say that her four co-defendants are.

Prosecutors say phone records show that Andrews traveled with her co-defendants, which included her boyfriend, to Tampa, where they surveilled and tracked the

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