Logan Federico’s Dad Says Victims Forgotten, Seeks Registry

The father of Logan Federico, a 22-year-old college student killed during a home invasion, is calling on federal lawmakers to close legal loopholes that allow repeat offenders to return to the streets.

Stephen Federico is advocating for “Logan’s Law,” a proposed measure that would create a public database of repeat violent offenders, require communication between counties and states, and increase accountability for prosecutors handling habitual criminals.

The legislation is intended to address the system failures that allowed Logan’s accused killer, Alexander Dickey, to avoid long-term imprisonment despite a lengthy criminal history.

“This was preventable. And d—–, I’m not going to save just one more life,” Federico said Thursday at the South Carolina roundtable attended by Attorney General Todd Blanche. “I’m going to save thousands.”

Federico said Logan’s death reflected broader failures in the criminal justice system, drawing a comparison to gaps in immigration enforcement.

“We are fighting 15 million that crossed our borders — some horrific criminals, some not,” he said. “Now we’re also fighting the constant felon. How are we supposed to win without Logan’s Law?”

U.S. Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced Logan’s Law, but the proposal has not yet formally reached the floor of either the House or Senate.

“Common sense works. Common sense is easy,” Fry said, comparing the measure with existing public registries. “We have a sexual abuse registry that is publicly searchable. This is for violent crimes. It’s the same concept.”

Attorney General Blanche urged Congress to act quickly on the proposal.

CHECK THIS OUT: Arizona Man Arrested After Allegedly Emailing White House Bomb Threat to Tucson News Station

“It took a tragedy to push it to the forefront,” Blanche said. “But that’s OK. I think the worst thing we could do is not act.”

Blanche said he hoped the bill would attract bipartisan backing. “I don’t think it’s a controversial issue,” he said. “I know President Trump supports it.”

Logan Federico, a North Carolina college student, was staying with friends at a South Carolina home on May 3, 2025, when Dickey allegedly broke in.

Columbia police said Dickey drove a stolen vehicle into the neighborhood, entered another home to steal vehicle keys and a gun, and then forced his way into the house where Federico was staying.

Police allege that Dickey took credit cards from inside the home and fatally shot Federico. Her father said she was awake when the break-in occurred.

“He didn’t kill our daughter for a debit card,” Federico said. “She was the only one awake who could identify him. He killed a witness.”

Dickey’s criminal record stretches back to 2013 and includes convictions for breaking and entering, burglary, grand larceny, strong-arm robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest. Critics and authorities say he repeatedly slipped through the cracks of a lenient justice system.

“What we do as a society right now is make the criminal more important than the innocent,” Federico said, criticizing progressive policies such as reduced sentencing and no-cash bail. “We have turned the page. We are the underdogs.”