THE dad of a 22-year-old aspiring teacher who was executed by an intruder as she stayed at a friend’s house has issued a chilling demand for justice.
Mourning father Stephen Federico blasted the court system after his daughter Logan Federico was allegedly shot in the chest by a repeat felon.
Logan Federico, 22, was killed while visiting some friends in South Carolina[/caption]
Her mourning dad Steve Federico is calling for an overhaul of the justice system after a repeat felon was accused of committing the killing[/caption]
Federico said his daughter was naked, on her knees, and begging for her life when she was killed inside a University of South Carolina frat house in Columbia on May 3.
The North Carolina native had just gone out with friends and was in bed with her boyfriend when the burglar burst inside.
Alexander Dickey, 30, has been arrested and accused of killing Logan during a multi-day crime spree.
Before his latest arrest, he had been arrested 39 other times, 25 of which were for felony charges, throughout the span of 10 years.
However, he only spent 600 days behind bars, Federico said.
State prosecutors are weighing the death penalty as they prepare to convict him of fresh charges brought on by the latest spree.
But furious dad Federico believes the entire trial should be handled in a federal court, as he blames the South Carolina justice system for allowing Dickey to walk free.
“Logan believes in accountability,” he told the SC Daily Gazette.
“She forgave, she forgot, but she believed people should be held accountable.”
In the emotional interview, Federico issued a tense four-word call for justice as he vowed to never stop fighting for his daughter.
“He executed Logan,” said the dad.
“I want him dead.”
Logan was on her knees begging for her life when she was killed, her dad said[/caption]
Alexander Dickey, 30, has been accused of killing the aspiring teenager[/caption]
CRIMINAL PAST
Logan was killed in the midst of a violent crime spree that started with Dickey stealing a car and ended with him setting a house on fire, cops said.
The repeat felon has dodged potentially lengthy stays in prison by taking plea deals and getting charges tacked down, his criminal record reveals.
Most of his felony arrests were for breaking into vehicles, but others were for theft and burglary. Ten of his run-ins with cops were traffic-related.
When he was 19, Dickey was sentenced to five years in prison for a grand larceny conviction, but he only served half, the local paper reported.
When he was 24, he was sentenced to four years for strong-arm robbery, but he only served just over one year.
SYSTEM GLITCH
Lexington County’s chief prosecutor admitted that a glitch in the system led to Dickey getting let off without a jail sentence for another court case in 2023.
At the time, the criminal was arrested for burglary again.
The judge had the option to reject a plea deal that was made and pursue original charges that could lead to up to 10 years in jail.
However, the court decided that the 411 days Dickey spent waiting in jail were a fair sentence and let him out on probation.
“Like all prosecutors, our assistant solicitor who handled the 2024 burglary 3rd charge relied on Dickey’s RAP sheet,” Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard told NBC affiliate WIS-TV.
“For some reason unknown to us, Dickey’s RAP sheet does not include any prior burglary convictions.”
Hubbard admitted that, had they known about his previous convictions, they wouldn’t have pursued the case as a first offense, and the criminal likely would have received a longer sentence.
FATHER’S FURY
Federico has stressed that his daughter, who was 5 foot 3 and weighed 115, was helpless against the armed intruder’s pilfered shotgun.
The mourning father said Logan was “begging for her life, begging for her hero, her father, me, that couldn’t be there.”
After investigating Dickey’s prior arrests, the dad said that he can “explain the whole process” of how the justice system failed.
Now, he’s made a solemn promise to make public cries for change for the rest of his life.
“You woke up a beast,” he said.
“And you pissed off the wrong daddy. And I’m going to put it out there, and I’m not going to be quiet.”
