LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB/WYKT) — After losing his 6-year-old son, Logan Tipton, in 2015, Dean Tipton is pushing for changes to Kentucky's sentencing laws following the release of the man convicted of attacking his family.
Tipton is asking Kentucky lawmakers to limit how much time violent offenders can reduce from their sentences through good behavior credits. He launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover attorney fees and expenses as he pushes for changes to Kentucky's sentencing laws.
The push comes less than a week after Ronald Exantus was released from prison.
Exantus fatally stabbed Logan during a home invasion in Versailles in December 2015. A jury later found him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, but convicted him of assault charges for attacking other members of the Tipton family.
Exantus was released after serving the sentence for his assault convictions. Tipton said he believes the time Exantus received off his sentence for good behavior should not have been available to someone convicted of a violent crime.
"Whether you're mentally ill or not, you know, you kill somebody, you forfeit your life, and from what I've seen, most of America's in agreement with that," Tipton said.
The release comes months after Kentucky enacted House Bill 422, known as Logan's Law, which was named in honor of Logan Tipton.
The law expands the definition of violent offenders, limits early release options for some offenders and changes Kentucky's sentencing and parole rules. The law took effect July 15.
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