Overview

• Rep. Nancy Mace sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bryan Stirling urging federal intervention and a death-penalty pursuit, citing the Hobbs Act and Executive Order 14164.
• South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson urged Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson to seek capital punishment, set an Oct. 10 response deadline, and assigned senior attorney Melody Brown to review the case.
• Solicitor Gipson pushed back, calling the deadline reckless and arguing a thorough forensic and evidentiary review is required before any capital decision.
• Police accuse Alexander Devonte Dickey, 30, of killing 22-year-old Logan Federico during a May 3 home invasion in Columbia, then using her stolen cards while fleeing in a stolen vehicle.
• Logan’s father, Stephen Federico, is campaigning for a federal “Logan’s Law” and organizing families for reforms focused on tracking repeat offenders and improving cross-county information sharing.