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South Carolina’s attorney general is urging a local prosecutor to pursue the death penalty for the man accused of murdering 22-year-old college student Logan Hailey Federico.
Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter on Tuesday to Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson, requesting capital punishment for Alexander Devonte Dickey, 30, who allegedly shot Federico during a May home invasion in Columbia, South Carolina.
Wilson cited “clear statutory aggravating factors” for the case, such as the murder occurring during a burglary, and noted Dickey’s extensive criminal history over more than a decade.
“His past history, as well as his current violent crime charges, demonstrate an appropriate candidate for the ultimate punishment,” Wilson stated in the Sept. 30 letter, reported by FITS News.
Stephen Federico is advocating for legislative action against “soft-on-crime” policies after learning his daughter Logan’s accused killer had a significant criminal record.
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 happened in different jurisdictions, making any prosecutorial decisions related to those offenses the duty 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.
