LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police is investigating threats made to the state parole board in connection to the early release of a man convicted of killing a 6-year-old boy in 2018.
Ronald Exantus, 42, was was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2018 for killing 6-year-old Logan Tipton, but, earlier this month, he was released early for good behavior from a Kentucky prison. The Kentucky State Parole Board has since received threats, KSP said Tuesday, from people who believe the board voted to release Exantus.
In fact, the board said its members voted unanimously to keep Exantus in prison, but Kentucky law requires the Department of Corrections release him on Mandatory Reentry Supervision. In a news release Tuesday, board members "at a time when political violence is on the rise, it's more important than ever" that accurate information is shared with the public.
"Despite repeatedly voting for Ronald Exantus to remain in prison, Parole Board members have faced significant threats over the last several days, even having their personal addresses released publicly," Ladeidra N. Jones, chair of the Kentucky Parole Board, said in a news release. "We are encouraging individuals to take these threats seriously and to prioritize factual information, which is that the board did not release Exantus – instead, a law passed by the General Assembly did."
Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was convicted for the brutal assaults on other family members the night he broke into the home in Versailles.
He was arrested after breaking into a home on Douglas Avenue in Versailles on Dec. 7, 2015, walking up the stairs and using a kitchen knife to stab Logan as he slept. The boy cried out during the attack and woke his sister, Dakota. She survived being stabbed.
Logan's father tackled Exantus and held him down until police arrived.
During the six-day trial, the defense argued Exantus was insane at the time of the crime and in a state of psychosis. But both the defense and prosecution admitted that he killed the boy.
Exantus will remain under court supervision until his sentence formally ends in June 2026. The family said they've been told he will serve his mandatory reentry supervision in Florida.
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