Bodycam video shows Ronald Exantus arrested in Florida
Ronald Exantus has been arrested in Florida for failing to register as a convicted felon, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Ronald Exantus, the man sentenced to a 20-year prison sentence in connection with the 2015 stabbing death of 6-year-old Logan Tipton and attack on his family, was released from a Kentucky prison July 29, a Kentucky Department of Corrections officials confirmed.
“Pursuant to state laws passed by Kentucky’s General Assembly, Ronald Exantus has served the sentence issued by the Woodford Circuit Court and has been released,” Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet spokesperson Morgan Hall said in a statement. “He is no longer in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The Kentucky Parole Board did not release Exantus, and he was not released early. “
Exantus, 42, was being held at the Kentucky State Reformatory in Oldham County.
In a 2018 split verdict, a circuit court jury found Exantus not guilty of Tipton’s murder and first-degree burglary “by reason of insanity,” according to court records. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of assault in relation to the attack on Tipton’s father and sisters in their Versailles, Kentucky, home.
Exantus served nearly 10 of his 20-year sentence but was released in 2025 through a combination of good-time credit and time served before trial. His release was due to mandatory reentry supervision, a program requiring certain incarcerated individuals to be released on supervision six months before their sentences end, even if the Kentucky Parole Board has denied parole.
Exantus started the program in Florida in October 2025, but was arrested eight days later after failing to register as a felon within his first 48 hours in Marion County. He was then extradited back to the commonwealth, and the Kentucky Parole Board revoked his mandatory reentry supervision in November 2025.
Gov. Andy Beshear signed “Logan’s Law” – named in honor of Tipton – into effect April 2. The law modified the legal definition of insanity, prevented split verdicts as seen in Exantus’ case and changed sentencing and parole rules.
Reporters Monroe Trombly, Lillian Metzmeier and Leo Bertucci contributed.
