Slain Girl’s Father Slams Policies Freeing Repeat Offender

After the stabbing of Iryna Zaratska on the Charlotte light rail, judges have been under scrutiny for leniency toward repeated offenders.

Zarutska's alleged offender, Decarlos Brown Jr., was out on cashless bail and had been previously arrested 14 times. Currently, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has a bill on his desk awaiting to be signed, dubbed "Iryna's Law," that would limit cashless bail and reinstate the death penalty. Even President Donald Trump weighed in on the incident, calling Brown an "ANIMAL."

But after the chilling statements of another killing by a repeat offender, the father of Logan Federico is determined to make people remember her name.

Logan Federico, not Iryna. You will not forget her. I promise you, you will be sick and tired of my face and my voice until this gets fixed. I will fight until my last breath for my daughter," Stever Federico, her father said.

He exploded like a powder keg during a House Judiciary Field Hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, to address concerns about crime and repeated offenders.

Steve shared the story of his daughter, 22-year-old Logan, who was shot and killed following a break-in in Columbia, South Carolina.

The man charged with her murder was arrested "39 Goddamn times" and had 25 felonies on his record and should "have been in jail for over 140 years for all the crimes he committed," Steve testified.

"How possibly could he be on the street?" Steve said. "How is it possible?"

"What you all did is you woke up a beast and you pissed off the wrong daddy," he added.

Before he told his story, he encouraged witnesses to "think about their kids." Through tears, he shared how his daughter was dragged out of bed and killed.

How good are we doing for our families, how good are we doing for our kids?" he yelled.

"You know how much time he spent in prison, a little over 600 days," he added.

Steve emphasized he "hasn't heard one word" from Byron Gipson, South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Solicitor.

"How pathetic is that, that we're letting our 22-year-old kid, visiting friends, all she ever wanted to do was visit friends. And she was literally executed while on her knees," Federico said.

On top of the state, "Iryna Law" members of Congress also vowed to address the issue. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., said he would introduce the "No Funding for Lawless Jurisdiction Act" which would take away federal grants for public safety from cities that defund their police or require cashless bail.

He will also introduce the "Cashless Bail Reporting Act," which would make sure the Department of Justice singles out areas that use cashless bail.

"So Americans can easily know if their city is releasing dangerous criminals back onto the streets," Harris said.