The father of 22-year-old Logan Federico, who was murdered in May, testified [1] Tuesday before a House Judiciary subcommittee about victims of violent crime, delivering emotional remarks that condemned lenient sentencing practices and what he called a “pathetic” response from lawmakers.
Logan Federico was killed by 30-year-old Alexander Devante Dickey, a man with an extensive criminal record, authorities have said.
Dickey had nearly 40 prior arrests at the time of the shooting, which police described as a “random” act of violence.
Alex Dickey had 39 arrests. 25 felonies. Yet he was walking free until he brutaIIy kiIIed Logan Federico inside her home. pic.twitter.com/LrXIRfuCoN [2]
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 30, 2025 [3]
During his testimony, Logan’s father, Stephen Federico, urged lawmakers to consider the consequences of allowing repeat offenders to remain free.
“How many y’all have kids? I’m just curious. Here’s what I need you to do when I tell you this story, think about your kids. Think about your child coming home from a night out with their friends, laying down, going to sleep, feeling somebody come in the room and wake them and drag her out of bed naked, forced on her knees with her hands over her head,” he said.
His voice broke as he described the final moments of his daughter’s life.
“Begging for her life, begging for her hero, her father, me that couldn’t be there. She was five foot three. She weighed 115 pounds. Bang! Dead. Gone. Why? Because Alexander Devante Dickey, who was arrested 39 goddamn times 25 felonies, was on the street. How about that?”
According to police records cited in testimony, Dickey had accumulated enough charges to potentially face more than a century in prison.
Instead, Federico noted, “He should have been in jail for over 140 years for all the crimes he committed. You know how much time he spent in prison? A little over 600 days in 10 years. He’s only 30 years old. He was committing 2.65 crimes a year since he was 15 years old. But nobody could figure out that he couldn’t be rehabilitated. Well, you’d have to put him in prison to see if he could be rehabilitated. Isn’t that the idea of prison?”
Federico told lawmakers his daughter had aspirations to become a teacher.
“But no, my daughter wanted to be a teacher,” he said, emphasizing that her life was cut short while officials allowed a repeat offender to remain free.
He directed sharp criticism at South Carolina Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson, a Democrat, saying he has not heard from him in months.
Federico added that the family has received little meaningful communication from officials responsible for prosecuting the case.
“All she ever wanted to do was visit friends, and she literally was executed while on her knees begging for her life,” Federico said.
“Her name is Logan Federico … and you will not forget her, I promise you, you will be sick and tired of my face and my voice until this gets fixed. I will fight until my last breath for my daughter. You need to fight for the rest of our children, the rest of the innocents, and stop protecting the people that keep taking them from us.”
Dickey, who has been charged with murder in the case, has a criminal history spanning back years.
Father of slain 22-year-old Logan Federico, rips soft-on-crime polices:
“Alexander Devante Dickey, who was arrested 39 godd*mn times, 25 felonies, was on the street.”
pic.twitter.com/6dXjFP3lgi [4]— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 29, 2025 [5]
In 2023, he pleaded guilty to a first offense of third-degree burglary and was sentenced to probation despite a lengthy record of other crimes.
Lawmakers at the hearing listened as Federico called for reforms that would prevent repeat offenders from being released back into communities.
His testimony highlighted growing concerns about how the justice system handles violent offenders with extensive records, and he vowed to continue speaking publicly until changes are made.