AG seeks death penalty for man accused of killing North Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Attorney General Alan Wilson wants 5th Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson to consider seeking the death penalty in the Alexander Dickey case.

He’s setting a deadline for next Friday October 10 for a decision.

Wilson also said his office is prepared to take over the decision after “appropriate review of the evidence.”

But Gipson says “making such a determination only four months into the case, without a full review of the evidence, risks setting a dangerous precedent.”

In May, Dickey is accused of fatally shooting North Carolina native Logan Federico who was visiting friends in Columbia.

Her father claimed Gipson hasn’t contacted him in months but Gipson’s Office says they have been.