{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1114", "Rep. Fry, Senator Graham Introduce Logan\u2019s Law to Stop Repeat Violent Offenders", "2026-05-06", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Russell Fry", "F000478", "fry.house.gov", "fry", "https://fry.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Surfside Beach, S.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Russell Fry (SC-07) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced the introduction of Logan\u2019s Law, in honor of Logan Federico. Logan was murdered at the hands of a repeat violent offender in Columbia, South Carolina in May 2025. Logan\u2019s murderer, Alexander Dickey, is a career criminal who had been arrested 39 times, 25 of which were for felony charges, prior to murdering Logan. Dickey was never sentenced to serious prison time.\n\nRep. Fry and Senator Graham introduced the legislation alongside Logan\u2019s parents, Stephen and Melissa Federico. Logan\u2019s Law holds violent criminals, prosecutors, and judges accountable while closing loopholes that allowed Dickey to remain free. Representatives Mark Harris (NC-08), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), Ralph Norman (SC-05), and Tim Moore (NC-04) are original cosponsors of the legislation.\n\n\u201cLogan Federico was a bright, talented young woman with a whole life ahead of her,\u201d said Rep. Fry. \u201cSadly, her life was stolen far too soon by a repeat violent criminal who was never held accountable. Logan\u2019s 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\u2019m proud to introduce this legislation and even prouder to stand alongside Logan\u2019s family as they try to bring some purpose out of such a tragic loss.\u201d\n\n\u201cA year after this senseless act of violence in South Carolina, my heart continues to break for the loss of Logan Federico,\u201d said Senator Graham. \u201cShe 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.\u201d\n\n\u201cLogan was just visiting friends in May 2025 at the University of South Carolina. But she left on a Thursday and never came home,\u201d said Stephen Federico. \u201cA career criminal, Alexander Dickey, was out on the street time and time again because of weak policy. With 39 charges and 25 felonies \u2013 aggravated assaults, robberies and parole violations \u2013 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\u2019s Law, they say, \u2018why don\u2019t we have this already?\u2019 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.\u201d\n\nIf signed into law, Logan\u2019s Law will:\n\nCreate 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.\n\nWith this database, the public will also be made aware of judges and prosecutors who give career criminals a pass.\n\nTo 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.\n\nIf states refuse to participate in the database, they risk the withholding of DOJ grant funding.\n\nCreate 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.\n\nIf the U.S. Attorney General lacks authority to remedy these deficiencies through Justice Department recommendations, the report must include recommendations to Congress.\n\nLogan was a 22-year-old student from North Carolina, visiting friends in Columbia at the University of South Carolina. She was shot and killed by Dickey after he broke into the home where she was staying. Dickey had been arrested 39 times prior to murdering Logan. 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).\n\nIn September 2025, Logan\u2019s 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.\n\n\"I sat across from Logan Federico's father in Charlotte as he described watching the justice system fail his daughter over and over again,\u201d said Rep. Harrigan. \u201cThe man who killed her had 25 felonies on his record and never should have been a free man. Stories like Logan's are exactly why I am proud to cosponsor Congressman Fry's Logan's Law, which creates a publicly accessible database so judges, prosecutors, and the public can see exactly who they are dealing with before it is too late. We owe it to Logan and every family who has lived this nightmare to make sure it never happens again.\"", 1, "2026-05-07T13:38:59Z", "2026-05-07T13:40:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1114"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4464649613946676, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}