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Murder in Columbia, South Carolina, May 3, 2025

Logan Federico, 22

University of South Carolina student. Aspiring teacher. Killed in a random attack in Columbia.

Released by a judgeUS citizen
  1. Original charge
    Cumulative releases on prior arrests including 25 felonies
    September 1, 2024
  2. Released
    Multiple probation sentences and pretrial releases over a decade
    April 1, 2025
  3. 32 days later
    Murder
    May 3, 2025

What happened

Dickey killed Logan Federico in a random attack in Columbia, SC on May 3 2025. He was already on probation and had been arrested 39 times — 25 of those felonies — in the prior decade. His criminal history included a litany of missing fingerprints, incomplete charging documents, and lenient pleas. Bond was denied in Lexington County after the killing. Rep. Ralph Norman demanded SLED records and called for impeachment of the responsible solicitor.

The release decision

On September 1, 2024, Alexander Dickey was charged with cumulative releases on prior arrests including 25 felonies. Various SC Court Judges Multiple SC Judges (Pending Full Identification) ordered the release on April 1, 2025. Terms: multiple probation sentences and pretrial releases over a decade. Prosecutors had asked for detention / harsher sentencing on prior cases. The defendant had 39 prior arrests at the time.

The defendant's record

39 arrests over more than a decade, 25 felonies. Probation at least five times. Missing fingerprints and incomplete charging documents helped him repeatedly avoid jail time.

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