REP. NANCY MACE CALLS ON LEGISLATURE TO REMOVE SOLICITOR IN FEDERICO CASE
Rep. Mace Calls for Full Accountability as House Subcommittee Weighs Impeachment of Fifth Circuit Solicitor
As the South Carolina House Constitutional Laws subcommittee convenes today to consider the impeachment of Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace issued the following statement calling for his immediate removal and comprehensive criminal justice reform.
“Today’s hearing is long overdue, but it’s exactly what South Carolinians have been demanding,” said Rep. Nancy Mace.
The impeachment resolution, filed by Reps. Jordan Pace, R-Berkeley, and Robby Robbins, R-Dorchester, cites Gipson for “serious misconduct in office,” including neglect of duty and mishandling multiple criminal dispositions.
The allegations stem from multiple cases, including:
The Jeroid Price case (2023): Gipson played a role in securing the early release of Price, who was serving a 35-year sentence for the 2002 murder of Carl Smalls Jr., allegedly without notifying the victim’s family.
The Logan Federico murder (May 2025): Alexander Dickey, who executed 22-year-old Federico while she visited friends in Columbia, had nearly 40 criminal charges but was consistently released early on probation due to purported prosecutorial failures and incomplete record-keeping. Dickey had 39 arrests and 25 felonies, yet the system set him free.
“Logan Federico should be alive today,” Rep. Mace continued. “Her murder was entirely preventable. When prosecutors fail to do their jobs, when dangerous criminals with decades of charges walk free because of missing paperwork and soft-on-crime policies, South Carolinians pay the price with their lives.”
