Three of the five suspects charged with Foolio’s murder in June have pleaded not guilty.
Man suspected of murdering Forio enters not guilty plea
On Monday (August 28), documents obtained by XXL revealed that two Foolio murder suspects, Isaiah Chance and Alicia Andrews, pleaded not guilty on August 23. guilty plea, although XXL was unable to confirm the message. XXL has contacted Gathright’s attorney for further comment.
Isaiah Chance and Alicia Andrews face a total of four counts of premeditated first-degree murder. Garthright is also charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, as well as attempted premeditation of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
Two other men have also been charged in Forio’s death. Rashad Murphy was arrested in Jacksonville and Davion Murphy remains at large.
Read more: All the latest news on Foolio’s murder so far
Foolio murder suspect linked to previous attempt to kill rapper
Foolio was shot and killed on June 23 while celebrating his 26th birthday outside a Holiday Inn in Tampa, Florida. Police said the five suspects traveled from Jacksonville, Florida, to Tampa to kill Forio as part of an ongoing gang war in Jacksonville. Police said Chance and Andrews had been spying on the rapper while he was partying with friends in Tampa while Garth Wright, Rashad and Davion Murphy carried out the shooting.
Police also said that when Garth Wright was arrested on July 27, authorities found a Glock 9mm handgun, a rifle and nine spent rifle casings in his car. The spent shell casings reportedly matched those from two shootings, including the murder in May and the Foolio shooting last October. If this is true, it means Guthwright may have tried to kill the Fool before.
