Father Outraged After Discovering Daughter's Alleged Killer Should Have Been Behind Bars Years Ago

An already grieving begetter was further enraged upon learning that nan man accused of killing his girl successful a location burglary could person already been successful situation for galore different crimes had it not been for an evident clerical error.

Logan Federico, a 22-year-old aspiring coach from Waxhaw, North Carolina, was visiting friends at the University of South Carolina successful Columbia and staying astatine a Cypress Street location erstwhile a "career criminal" collapsed successful and changeable her successful nan early greeting hours of May 3.

Suspect Alexander Dickey, a 30-year-old man pinch a lengthy rap sheet, entered nan location successful nan early morning, stole respective in installments and debit cards and fatally changeable Logan successful what Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook described arsenic a "random" crime during a May 5 property conference.

"The main cog successful this full problem was nan processing strategy of a profession criminal that yet escalated to executing Logan Federico," Logan's father, Stephen Federico, told Fox News Digital. "And this wasn't conscionable a random go-in-and-shoot-somebody. This was a feline that was a profession criminal. And that's why I dislike nan connection ‘random’ being used. He wasn't a random criminal. He was a profession criminal that came crossed my daughter… and virtually stuck a weapon successful her rib cage and pulled nan trigger, for perfectly nary reason."

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Logan Federico had dreams of becoming a teacher. (Handout/Fox News)

Dickey has astir 40 anterior arrests crossed different North Carolina counties making love backmost much than a decade. He pleaded blameworthy to a first discourtesy of third-degree burglary successful 2023 and was sentenced to probation, contempt having antecedently been convicted of 2nd and third-degree burglary charges successful 2014, as WIS first reported.

Now, different South Carolina officials and agencies are pointing fingers astatine each different complete what look to person been 2 clerical errors that led to gaps successful Dickey's record.

"There are much group … fighting for nan authorities of a profession criminal than fighting for nan correct for my girl to beryllium safe."

"There are truthful galore things that I deliberation person changed successful nan past 20 years… wherever I deliberation that Dickie really has much authorities than Logan did," Federico said. "[T]here are much group fighting for nan authorities of a profession criminal than fighting for nan correct for my girl to beryllium safe. … Really deliberation astir really horrible that is — that personification pinch 39 arrests, 25 felonies, was treated pinch much respect than Logan Federico."

Federico described his girl Logan's characteristic arsenic "electric … outgoing, personable, infectious." (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

In August 2014, Dickey was charged pinch expansive larceny. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) received his fingerprints associated pinch that arrest, and nan complaint and disposition look connected his criminal history, nan agency told Fox News Digital.

Dickey was served pinch 4 further burglary and larceny warrants successful August 2014, but those charges and dispositions do not look connected his criminal history, and SLED said it did not person further prints for that group of charges. 

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Alexander Dickey, 30, has 40 criminal and postulation charges making love backmost to 2013. (Lexington SC Detention Center)

In October 2014, authorities served 3 further warrants connected burglary and larceny charges. Those charges and dispositions do not look connected his criminal history, SLED said, adding that nan agency did not person further prints for this group of charges.

A first-degree burglary complaint carries a minimum 15-year situation sentence, and a maximum life sentence. In November 2014, Dickey pleaded blameworthy to second-degree non-violent burglary and was sentenced to 10 years suspended, meaning he would not person to instantly service immoderate situation time.

Stephen Federico looks astatine a photograph of his daughter, Logan Federico, connected his phone. (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

In March 2015, Dickey had 1 of his 2 different burglary charges from 2014 dropped and pleaded blameworthy to a first discourtesy of third-degree burglary, which carries a lighter condemnation than a 2nd aliases 3rd offense.

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In 2023, he again pleaded blameworthy to a first discourtesy of third-degree burglary — for a 2nd time.

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Rick Hubbard, Solicitor of nan Eleventh Judicial Circuit, told WIS he didn’t cognize of Dickey’s anterior convictions, which yet impacted his sentencing successful 2023. Hubbard alleged that Dickey’s criminal record, aliases rap sheet, revenge pinch nan South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was incomplete.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Hubbard’s agency for comment.

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Federico said that erstwhile he learned of nan correction successful Dickey's rap expanse that could person kept him disconnected nan streets years ago, it was "the astir horrendous point different than" nan telephone telephone he received connected nan time his girl was murdered.

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook described nan crime arsenic "random" and nan suspect, 30-year-old Alexander Dickey, arsenic a "career criminal" during a Monday property conference. (Columbia PD)

"If he’s not retired connected nan street… this gathering ne'er happens," Federico said of Dickey's brushwood pinch his girl connected May 3.

SLED suggested nan rap expanse was incomplete because nan agency ne'er sewage Dickey’s fingerprints for nan 2014 apprehension for burglary, which should person travel from nan Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

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"The shooting that ended nan life of Logan Federico was a senseless calamity that near her family and friends successful pain," Lexington County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "Their symptom prompts america successful rule enforcement to thief prosecutors forge a rock-solid lawsuit against Alexander Dickey erstwhile his time successful tribunal comes."

Stephen Federico recounts nan infinitesimal he learned his daughter, Logan, had been fatally changeable while visiting friends astatine USC successful Columbia, South Carolina. (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

But nan sheriff's section added that Dickey's afloat grounds was readily available, moreover if his fingerprints were not included successful his SLED rap sheet.

"Anyone successful nan criminal justness strategy who had a domiciled successful his galore cases complete nan past decade could entree his agelong criminal history…"

"Anyone successful nan criminal justness strategy who had a domiciled successful his galore cases complete nan past decade could entree his agelong criminal history and spot a assortment of charges, including 23 arrests successful Lexington County alone," nan section said. "His felony charges from April 2013 done April 2024 are connected his rap expanse and besides listed connected nan court’s nationalist website."

The sheriff’s agency said Dickey’s charges involving 8 different rule enforcement agencies led nan Lexington County Sheriff’s Department to book Dickey 11 times betwixt 2013 and 2025.

Logan Federico was a 22-year-old aspiring coach from North Carolina, moving 2 jobs while studying astatine Central Piedmont Community College. (handout)

"Dickey was held successful [Lexington County Detention Center] from Aug. 13, 2014 until he was sent to authorities situation Nov. 21, 2014. His fingerprints were taken during nan booking process connected Aug. 13, 2014," nan section said. "Concerns person been raised arsenic to whether his fingerprints were transmitted according to protocol aft he was served further apprehension warrants while still successful LCDC later successful August and October 2014. We person reviewed each of Dickey’s bookings and we were incapable to find if his prints were taken astatine nan clip of those further in-custody bookings successful 2014. It’s imaginable nan deficiency of prints associated pinch those bookings were nan consequence of quality aliases instrumentality error."

The sheriff’s section further added that it has "worked pinch authorities rule enforcement and prosecutors successful nan weeks since Logan's decease to guarantee nan accusation from Dickey’s 11 bookings astatine LCDC is accurate."

"Since his past arrest, we person provided Dickey’s fingerprints to authorities constabulary to complete nan August and October 2014 booking files. It’s important to statement nan cases successful mobility were adjudicated and Dickey was sentenced connected those charges successful 2014 and 2015," nan section said. "As nan agency that apprehended and arrested Dickey pursuing his astir caller crime activity complete aggregate jurisdictions, we person a important domiciled successful this case."

Logan Federico, a 22-year-old aspiring nurse, was fatally changeable during a Columbia location break-in connected nan greeting of May 3. (Columbia PD)

Stephen Federico said he is grateful to rule enforcement for solving his daughter's execution wrong 36 hours aft she was recovered dead, but he is wished to expose problems wrong nan criminal justness strategy that allowed Dickey to stay connected nan streets earlier he allegedly killed Logan.

"I americium angry, and I'm trying to beryllium very professional, very respectful, and I will never, ever downgrade what nan rule enforcement did for maine and my family and Logan successful 36 hours of solving this case. And it hasn't gone to nan courts yet, but it will, and they support accumulating grounds and evidence, and are doing a great, outstanding job. But that doesn't mean... that location aren't holes successful nan system," he said.

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"We're going to get to nan bottommost of why it happened," he said. "I don't cognize what's going to travel of that. The digit pointing… everybody tin digit constituent everyplace they want. But location is simply a process that's gonna lead america backmost to wherever it started and wherever it ended and who needs to beryllium held responsible for it."

Dickey is charged pinch murder, 2 counts of first-degree burglary, 2 counts of possession of a limb during nan committee of a convulsive crime, possession of a limb by a convicted felon, 2 counts of expansive larceny, expansive larceny of a centrifugal vehicle, and 3 counts of financial transaction paper theft.

His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for July 25. He faces life successful situation for nan charges revenge against him successful Lexington County.

Dickey's lawyer did not respond to a petition for comment.