Father of NC college student 'furious' after career criminal allegedly kills daughter in USC house burglary

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The begetter of a North Carolina assemblage pupil who was shot successful a "random" burglary earlier this period portion she was staying with University of South Carolina students for the play was "furious" erstwhile helium learned of the suspect's lengthy transgression history.

Logan Federico, a 22-year-old aspiring teacher from Waxhaw, was visiting friends astatine USC successful Columbia, South Carolina, and staying astatine a location connected Cypress Street connected the evening of May 2 done May 3.

In the aboriginal greeting hours of May 3, fishy Alexander Dickey, a 30-year-old "career criminal," entered the location successful the aboriginal morning, stole respective recognition and debit cards and fatally changeable Logan successful what Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook described arsenic a "random" transgression during a May 5 property conference.

"She was expected to spell down the nighttime before, and plans got canceled … truthful she decided to bash it connected a Friday," Logan's father, Stephen Federico, told Fox News Digital. "That's the happening that's conscionable gut-wrenching. She wasn't adjacent expected to beryllium there. She was expected to beryllium location Friday."

NC COLLEGE STUDENT SHOT DEAD BY ‘CAREER CRIMINAL’ IN ‘RANDOM’ SC HOME INVASION: POLICE

Stephen Federico recounts the infinitesimal helium learned his daughter, Logan, had been fatally changeable portion visiting friends astatine USC successful Columbia, South Carolina. (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

On Saturday afternoon, Logan's mother, Melissa Federico, was astatine location cooking erstwhile 2 officers showed up astatine her doorway to archer her the quality that Logan had been changeable dormant successful Columbia. Stephen had been golfing with friends erstwhile his woman called.

"Then, I heard … the screams from my woman connected the telephone and … she didn't privation to archer maine that, and I had to benignant of propulsion it retired of her," Stephen recalled. "And she yet said Logan's gone, and I said, ‘What bash you mean gone?’ She said dead. And that moment, I had nary reaction. I was successful shock."

EX-DUKE FOOTBALL PLAYER CONFESSES TO KILLING REAL ESTATE AGENT FRIEND IN HER UPSCALE TOWNHOME: POLICE

Stephen Federico looks astatine a photograph of his daughter, Logan Federico, connected his phone. (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

He described his feelings upon learning that Logan had been changeable arsenic "a footwear successful the stomach" and "a panic."

When helium learned done section quality that Dickey was a vocation transgression with astir 40 anterior arrests crossed antithetic North Carolina counties, helium felt "furious."

MAN ACCUSED IN NORTH CAROLINA VACATION TOWN ROAD RAGE SHOOTING THAT LEFT DAD OF 3 DEAD SEEKS RELEASE

Alexander Dickey, 30, has 40 transgression and postulation charges dating backmost to 2013. (Lexington SC Detention Center)

"That was shocking. Absolutely shocking," helium said. "I got a name, but obviously, I didn't get a batch of information. They were inactive investigating the full background. They told maine helium was a vocation criminal. We referred him to thing else. It is what it is — that's the mode I feel. But yeah, it was a daze that helium was really retired connected the streets."

Logan had been studying astatine Central Piedmont Community College and moving 2 jobs astatine the clip of her death. She had aspirations to be a four-year assemblage and go a teacher aft she developed a emotion of kids portion babysitting her neighbors implicit the summer.

Logan Federico had dreams of becoming a teacher. (handout)

Federico described her property arsenic "electric … outgoing, personable, infectious."

"Huge heart," helium said. "Somebody that cared intensely astir radical that would spell retired of her mode to marque idiosyncratic consciousness included and find the radical that felt excluded and marque definite she pulled them in."

ACTIVE-DUTY US AIRMAN CHARGED IN KILLING OF MISSING WOMAN ON MILITARY BASE

Federico described his girl Logan's property arsenic "electric … outgoing, personable, infectious." (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

In the aboriginal greeting hours of May 3, Dickey drove a stolen conveyance into the vicinity and parked the car connected Cypress Street, seemingly astatine random, according to Columbia police. He allegedly broke into 1 location and stole the keys to different conveyance and a firearm. He past broke into the location wherever Federico was staying, constabulary said.

There, Dickey allegedly stole respective recognition cards, saw Federico sleeping successful 1 of the rooms successful the location and fatally changeable her with the stolen firearm.

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook described the transgression arsenic "random" and the suspect, 30-year-old Alexander Dickey, arsenic a "career criminal" during a Monday property conference. (Columbia PD)

Authorities responded to the residence astir 11 a.m., erstwhile Federico was pronounced dormant from a gunshot wound. Columbia constabulary described Logan arsenic "a existent unfortunate and not an intended target."

MOTIVE REVEALED IN KENTUCKY SHERIFF'S ALLEGED KILLING OF JUDGE AS BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT ANALYZES NEW VIDEO

The adjacent day, Dickey went connected a "shopping spree" utilizing the stolen recognition cards successful West Columbia, and the stolen conveyance helium was utilizing broke down successful Saluda County, constabulary said. He allegedly called a tow motortruck to person the stolen conveyance transported to a residence successful Gaston.

Logan Federico, a 22-year-old aspiring nurse, was fatally changeable during a Columbia location break-in connected the greeting of May 3. (Columbia PD)

Authorities began tracking Dickey arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement and responded to the residence successful Gaston connected May 3. He allegedly fled the location erstwhile they arrived, and officials spent the remainder of Saturday searching for him.

Around 4 p.m. connected May 4, a Gaston nonmigratory reported seeing a man, aboriginal identified arsenic Dickey, look from the woods and bargain a car. He wrecked the stolen car and fled connected ft to the archetypal Gaston residence instrumentality enforcement had responded to the time earlier and forced his mode wrong the home.

ARIZONA PASTOR FOUND DEAD WITH HANDS PINNED TO WALL IN HOMICIDE AT HOME

Columbia constabulary described Logan arsenic "a existent unfortunate and not an intended target." (handout)

Authorities surrounded the residence and ordered him to emerge, astatine which constituent Dickey allegedly tried to acceptable occurrence to the home. Lexington County Sheriff's Office deputies detained him astatine the residence.

"We're gonna get this guy. I'll spot to it."

Federico said his daughter's murder robbed the satellite of a benignant idiosyncratic who loved to assistance others — and robbed the children who would person been Logan's aboriginal students of a large teacher.

POLICE GROUP SLAMS GOFUNDME FOR OHIO FATHER ACCUSED OF KILLING DEPUTY LARRY HENDERSON

Last week, Dickey appeared successful tribunal for a enslaved hearing. Federico and different household members attended the hearing. He said it was important to him to amusement up for Logan, and helium volition proceed to bash truthful until his girl gets justice.

Stephen Federico said helium plans connected attending each of Alexander Dickey's tribunal hearings. (Adam Eugene Willis for Fox News Digital)

The grieving begetter besides thanked Columbia constabulary for their speedy enactment successful tracking down and arresting Dickey, calling 2 officers successful peculiar his "friends."

"These officers down there, wow. Superheros."

"They're present my friends. All of them are," helium said. "Just peculiar people. Really peculiar people. They recovered their calling."

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Dickey is charged with murder, 2 counts of first-degree burglary, 2 counts of possession of a limb during the committee of a convulsive crime, possession of a limb by a convicted felon, 2 counts of expansive larceny, expansive larceny of a centrifugal vehicle, 3 counts of fiscal transaction paper theft.

He was fixed a probation condemnation for a burglary complaint successful 2023, which was reduced for compliance. His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for July 25. He faces beingness successful situation for the charges filed against him successful Lexington County.

Dickey's lawyer did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.