South Carolina AG demands death penalty against career criminal charged in college student’s murder
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South Carolina’s attorney general is pressuring a local prosecutor to seek the death penalty against the man accused of murdering 22-year-old college student Logan Hailey Federico.

Attorney General Alan Wilson on Tuesday sent a letter to Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson urging him to pursue capital punishment against Alexander Devonte Dickey, 30, who is accused of fatally shooting Federico during a May home invasion in Columbia, South Carolina. 

Wilson argued the case carries “clear statutory aggravating factors,” including that the murder occurred during a burglary, and cited Dickey’s criminal record spanning more than a decade.

“His past history, as well as his current violent crime charges show an appropriate candidate for the ultimate punishment,” Wilson wrote in the Sept. 30 letter, published by FITS News.

Split-screen image of Logan Federico and her father, Stephen Federico.

Stephen Federico is pressing lawmakers to take action against “soft-on-crime” policies after his daughter Logan’s accused killer was revealed to have a long criminal record. (Stephen Federico; Adam Eugene Willis/Fox News Digital)

The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.

“The remaining offenses all occurred in other jurisdictions which would make any prosecutorial decisions related to those offenses the responsibility of other prosecutorial agencies,” Gipson wrote.

Stephen told Fox News Digital that he doesn’t believe that Gipson is willing to pursue the death penalty.

“He’s never gone for the debt penalty in any of his murder trials from what I understand,” he said. “There’s no reason that I would think any differently on this one.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Wilson and Gipson for comment.

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