Ronald Exantus, 42, was released from a Kentucky prison on Wednesday, having served almost 11 years in connection with the 2015 killing of six-year-old Logan Tipton. Logan's family said the release has pushed them to their "breaking point."
Exantus broke into the family home in Versailles, Kentucky, on December 7, 2015, through an unlocked door. He attacked Logan while the boy slept, repeatedly stabbing him in the head with a large kitchen knife. The blade became bent from the force of the assault. He then turned on Logan's father and sisters, who survived.
A former dialysis nurse, Exantus later confessed to stabbing and killing the child. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder due to a schizophrenia diagnosis, but was sentenced to prison for the assaults on the Tipton family.
A Second Release
Exantus first walked free in October 2025 under Kentucky's mandatory reentry supervision laws, despite objections from Logan's family and the parole board. Just 12 days later, he was rearrested in Florida for failing to register as a convicted felon and returned to custody.
His latest release came after his sentence ended. He is no longer required to attend a psychiatric hospital.
'At Breaking Point'
"Knowing that this monster gets to walk free and live his life, while I lay in this bed and my baby boy is in the grave. This may be my breaking point," Logan's father, Dean, told the Daily Mail.
Dean described the release as a "slap on a wrist," saying the family had received a "life sentence."
Timeline and Logan's Law
Exantus became eligible for parole in 2019 after receiving credit for time served, but was denied in 2021 and deferred in 2023 for two years. His maximum release date had been set for 2035, but he earned nine years of sentence credit for completing certain programmes.
His lawyer has said Exantus has been undergoing mental health treatment.
After Logan's death, Dean and his family campaigned for changes in how such cases are managed. That led to Logan's Law, which strengthens sentencing and parole rules for violent offenders and requires stricter mental health assessments before any release.
