US EditionKentucky man charged in child's death arrested in Marion County, deputies say
Ronald Exantus was released early after serving eight years of a 20-year sentence and rearrested in Florida for failing to register as a felon near elementary schools, officials said.
- On Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, Marion County deputies arrested Ronald Exantus on charges including failure to register as a convicted felon and a parole violation; he was booked into Marion County Jail at 4:39 p.m. and held without bond.
- Kentucky Department of Corrections overrode the Kentucky parole board, and the `nonviolent offender` classification plus good-behavior credits cut his sentence by nearly 13 years.
- In 2015, Ronald Exantus stabbed 6-year-old Logan Tipton repeatedly in the head during a Versailles, Kentucky home invasion, and a jury found him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but convicted him on assault charges.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said `State officials are now working to send him back to Kentucky` and coordinate with Marion County prosecutors.
- The case has drawn national scrutiny, with the White House looking into it as deputies found Exantus living adjacent to Sunrise Elementary School and near Horizon Academy, prompting MCSO Intel Unit to deploy detectives.
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Kentucky man who killed 6-year-old boy in 2015 arrested in Florida 1 week after early release
In 2018, Ronald Exantus, now 42, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing 6-year-old Logan Tipton to death in his bedroom nearly 10 years ago in Versailles. But he was released from prison early last week.
Former Kentucky inmate back behind bars in Florida, family asks for 'Logan's Law' - WNKY News 40 Television
VERSAILLES, Ky. (WKYT) – A family impacted by a case is sharing their reaction after a recently released Kentucky inmate is back behind bars in Florida. WKYT reports it has been one week since its team spoke to Dean Tipton, the father of Logan Tipton, a child whose death has been connected to the Ronald Exantus case. A former report by WKYT stated the family said Exantus entered their home and attacked them in December 2015, an event tied to the…
Convicted Killer Who Was Released 13 YEARS EARLY After Murdering 6-Year-Old Boy ARRESTED Again in Florida Just One Week After Release | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
A man who murdered a 6-year-old boy was released from prison far ahead of schedule, only to be arrested again in Florida just one week after his release.
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