FL - Rapper Charles Jones, aka "Julio Foolio" gunned down by 5 rival gang members - August 26, 2024

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3 of 5 suspects plead not guilty in murder of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Three people arrested in the murder of Charles Jones — also known as Jacksonville rapper “Julio Foolio” — pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in a Hillsborough County courtroom Monday.

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TAMPA, Fla. – Three people arrested in the murder of Charles Jones — also known as Jacksonville rapper “Julio Foolio” — pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in a Hillsborough County courtroom Monday.

 

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According to court records, prosecutors filed a motion last week to deny bond for Davion Murphy, who was arrested earlier this month in Jacksonville after several months on the run.

Julio Foolio murder: Bond hearing for 5th suspect set for Thursday

A Tampa judge could decide Thursday whether the fifth suspect facing charges for the Tampa murder of rapper "Julio Foolio" will remain behind bars until his trial.

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Julio Foolio murder: Trial begins for 4 men accused in rapper’s shooting death

The trial for the four men charged in the shooting death of Jacksonville rapper Charles Jones, who went by the name Julio Foolio, began Wednesday with opening statements.

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Nearly two years ago, in June 2024, the rapper traveled to Tampa from Jacksonville to celebrate his birthday.

Prosecutors allege the defendants worked together to track Jones to two Tampa nightclubs before following him to a hotel near USF. That’s where multiple shots were fired. Surveillance video from the hotel shows Jones’ car trying to drive away. He died on the scene.

Investigators have said that the defendants are members of – or are affiliated with – two gangs that rival Jones’ gang.

It is this animosity and hatred between these gangs that drove the conspiracy in this case that caused these four defendants to confederate and to conspire in this case to engage in this coordinated, planned, murderous attack," state prosecutor Scott Harmon said during opening statements Wednesday.

Prosecutors told jurors the deadly shooting was part of an ongoing gang war that started in Jacksonville and spilled into a busy area of Tampa with hotels packed with people.

"All of those people in that hotel, none of that affected these shooters. They shot with impunity and with disregard," Harmon added.

Julio Foolio murder: Trial begins for 4 men accused in rapper’s shooting death

The trial for the four men charged in the shooting death of Jacksonville rapper Charles Jones, who went by the name Julio Foolio, began Wednesday with opening statements.

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Prosecutors say the motive for the shooting stemmed from a yearslong gang war in Jacksonville. Jones was a documented member of the gang “6 Block,” which was in an open rivalry with both Ace’s Top Killers (ATK) and 1200. The four co-defendants are all members of either ATK or 1200; Andrews was not a member of any gang.

Surveillance video at a Homes 2 Suites in Tampa shows the gunmen getting out of vehicles and beginning to shoot at cars associated with the victim. Jones was killed and three other people were injured; Tampa detectives said the gunmen were Gathright, Rashad Murphy and Davion Murphy. Prosecutors said that Chance and Andrews served as scouts for locations as they searched for the victim.

Judge Michelle Sisco will preside over the trial; she had previously presided over Andrews’ criminal trial. She will not, however, preside over Andrews’ sentencing, after Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals removed her following a defense motionclaiming she was biased against them. Prosecutors have filed a motion appealing that decision.

FL v. Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, et.al.: Julio Foolio Murder Trial

Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Rashad Murphy and Davion Murphy are charged in the death of rapper Charles Jones, known as 'Julio Foolio.'

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