YEARS IN PRISON. THE MAN INVOLVED IN THE KILLING OF A SIX YEAR OLD IS HEADED BACK TO KENTUCKY AFTER HE VIOLATED HIS PROBATION IN FLORIDA. RONALD EXANTUS IS NOW BEING BROUGHT BACK TO KENTUCKY. EXANTUS WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY FOR LOGAN TIPTON STABBING, STABBING DEATH. IN 2015, HE WAS CONVICTED OF THREE ASSAULT CHARGES FOR STABBING OTHER MEMBERS OF LOGAN’S FAMILY. EXANTUS WAS SERVING 20 YEARS, BUT UNDER KENTUCKY LAW, HE WAS PLACED ON MANDATORY REENTRY SUPERVISION BEFORE THAT SENTENCE WAS UP, HE WAS SERVING THE REST OF HIS SENTENCE IN FLORIDA WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED. POLICE SAY THAT HE FAILED TO REGISTER AS A FELON WITH THE
Ronald Exantus being brought back to Kentucky following arrest in Florida
Updated: 8:51 PM EDT Oct 28, 2025
The man who killed 6-year-old boy in Kentucky is headed back to the Commonwealth after he violated his probation in Florida.Ronald Exantus is now being brought back to Kentucky.Exantus was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of Logan Tipton in 2015. He was found guilty of three assault charges for stabbing members of Tipton’s family.He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was released in early October 2025, around just 10 years into his original sentence. It was not a parole board decision, but rather a Kentucky law that applied credits, like for education courses and good behavior, to his sentence, knocking years off.He moved to Florida to serve out his re-entry supervision, but was arrested for failing to register as a convicted felon within 48 hours of moving there.”This is dangerous, and it’s unacceptable. A plea of insanity, of incapacity does not alleviate moral responsibility. A plea of incapacity does not exonerate criminal behavior,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
KENTUCKY —
The man who killed 6-year-old boy in Kentucky is headed back to the Commonwealth after he violated his probation in Florida.
Ronald Exantus is now being brought back to Kentucky.
Exantus was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of Logan Tipton in 2015. He was found guilty of three assault charges for stabbing members of Tipton’s family.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was released in early October 2025, around just 10 years into his original sentence.
It was not a parole board decision, but rather a Kentucky law that applied credits, like for education courses and good behavior, to his sentence, knocking years off.
He moved to Florida to serve out his re-entry supervision, but was arrested for failing to register as a convicted felon within 48 hours of moving there.
“This is dangerous, and it’s unacceptable. A plea of insanity, of incapacity does not alleviate moral responsibility. A plea of incapacity does not exonerate criminal behavior,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.