One Year After Columbia Murder, Graham, Fry Introduce Logan's Law to Get Justice for Logan Federico, Prevent Future Tragedies

Bill Creates Federal, State Registry of Violent Criminals, Bringing Transparency to Judges, Prosecutors Who Give Career Criminals Leniency

WASHINGTON - One year after the murder of Logan Federico at the hands of a repeat violent offender in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Representative Russell Fry (R-South Carolina) have introduced Logan's Law. They announced the legislation in Myrtle Beach today alongside Logan's parents, Stephen and Melissa Federico.

Logan, a 22-year old from North Carolina, was visiting friends in Columbia. On May 3, 2025, she was shot and killed by Alexander Dickey after he broke into the home where she was staying. Dickey is a career criminal who prior to murdering Logan had been arrested on at least 25 felony charges but was never sentenced to any serious prison time. One of the reasons Dickey received lighter sentences is that his criminal record was incomplete because his fingerprints had not been properly sent to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

In September 2025, Logan's father, Stephen, testified at a House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on victims of violent crime. He testified that, but for record-keeping failures and plea deals that resulted in reduced sentences, the man convicted of murdering his daughter likely would have still been in prison.

There is no reason a repeat offender like Dickey should have been out on the streets. In order to address these failures and prevent similar tragedies in the future, Logan's Law:

• Creates A Publicly Accessible Violent Criminal Offender Database: This database includes both state and federal convictions and is designed to put the public on notice of violent criminals in their community, while also promoting accountability by making sentencing records publicly visible.
• • With this database, the public will also be made aware of judges and prosecutors who give career criminals a pass with soft-on-crime plea deals.
  • To be reportable under the database, an offense must be punishable by a sentence greater than 180 days and must involve the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person or property. The 180-day threshold is intended to exclude low-level offenses, as the goal is to capture more serious violent offenses.
  • If states refuse to participate in the database, they risk the withholding of DOJ grant funding.

• Creates a Fingerprint and Criminal History Data Report: Directs the U.S. Attorney General to submit a report to Congress identifying deficiencies in the sharing of fingerprint, warrant, and criminal history data between states and the federal government.
• • If the U.S. Attorney General lacks authority to remedy these deficiencies through Justice Department recommendations, the report must include recommendations to Congress.

"A year after this senseless act of violence in South Carolina, my heart continues to break for the loss of Logan Federico. She was a talented and beautiful young woman, both inside and out. We owe it to Logan and her family to ensure justice is fully applied in this case and to prevent similar situations from reoccurring in the future. Too often, rogue prosecutors and activist judges enable these kinds of tragedies by turning a blind eye to brutality or giving a slap on the wrist to career criminals. I've had enough of that. We cannot allow for the release of violent offenders who have proven to be nothing but a danger to society. The introduction of Logan's Law is the first step in fixing this problem," said Senator Graham.

"Logan Federico was a bright, talented young woman with a whole life ahead of her. Sadly, her life was stolen far too soon by a repeat violent criminal who was never held accountable. Logan's Law is one small step Congress can take to ensure justice is served for Logan and her family, and to prevent such a senseless tragedy from happening again in the future. I'm proud to introduce this legislation and even prouder to stand alongside Logan's family as they try to bring some purpose out of such a tragic loss," said Rep. Fry.

"Logan was just visiting friends in May 2025 at the University of South Carolina. But she left on a Thursday and never came home. A career criminal, Alexander Dickey, was out on the street time and time again because of weak policy. With 39 charges and 25 felonies - aggravated assaults, robberies and parole violations - he should have been in jail. We have worked hard over the last year to recover. What I can tell you is there is no recovering from this. But there is hope for a better future and a safer society for innocent people. I hope when people read through Logan's Law, they say, 'why don't we have this already?' The drive down to Myrtle Beach today was long, but the Federico family appreciates everything Senator Graham and Congressman Fry are doing for Logan and the innocent people that are here after her," said Stephen Federico.

Full text of Logan's Law is available HERE.

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