But federal officials can't prosecute cases involving juveniles, they have limited time and resources compared to the state and those decisions get made in Washington, D.C., instead of locally, said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott who pushed for the hate crime ordinance in his county.
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law
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Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, whose agency investigated the South Carolina killings, said Allen deserved the death penalty because of the terror he unleashed in the community.
South Carolina inmate Quincy Allen resentenced to life in prison from death row
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