Ronald Exantus ordered to serve out sentence
Kentucky Parole Board revokes Exantus’ Mandatory Reentry Supervision
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Ronald Exantus has been ordered to serve out the remainder of his sentence in a Kentucky state prison.
The Kentucky Parole Board held a file review on Thursday and revoked his Mandatory Reentry Supervision, ordering he remain incarcerated.
The board found that Exantus’ “failure to comply with the conditions of supervision constituted a significant risk to prior victims or the community at large and the offender cannot be appropriately managed in the community.”
Background of the Case
Ronald Exantus was charged with stabbing and killing Logan Tipton in 2015. While he was found not guilty of the child’s murder by reason of insanity, Exantus was convicted on three assault charges for stabbing other members of Logan’s family.
The court sentenced Exantus to a combined 20 years in prison.
The Tipton family has started a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for their lobbying efforts on behalf of Logan’s law.
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Release and Re-arrest
He was released from a prison in Kentucky on October 1 on Mandatory Re-entry Supervision.
The Kentucky Parole Board had voted unanimously three times to keep Exantus behind bars, but a decades-old law allowed for his release.
Exantus was rearrested in Florida on October 9, just eight days after being released from prison in Kentucky.
Return to Custody
He submitted a written waiver declining a hearing and admitting to the violation.
He was transported back to Kentucky in late October from officials in Florida where he was being held in custody.
He’s currently being held at the Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange.
According to Kentucky Online Offender data, his expected time to serve is August 5th, 2026.
The White House announced it was “looking into” the case.
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