Federal lawmakers announced in Myrtle Beach Wednesday they were proposing a new bill aimed at creating a “violent criminal offender database” in response to the killing of a 22-year-old North Carolina woman in Columbia last May.
“Logan’s Law” is named after Logan Federico, who was shot and killed in a home robbery while visiting friends in Columbia. The bill, created by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and U.S. Rep. Russel Fry, would create a public database of people who have been convicted of violent crimes.
The push for legislation came after questions arose as to why Federico’s killer — Alexander Dickey — had been released from jail and put on probation despite his criminal history. In the months following Federico’s death, the focus turned towards the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department after it was discovered the agency had a documentation error regarding Dickey, The State Newspaper previously reported…