BREAKING: Kentucky child-killer rearrested in Florida after being released 13 years early

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced, "My office has been working with State Attorney Gladson’s office in Marion County since we were alerted that this dangerous individual who murdered a child by repeatedly stabbing him in the head was in Florida."

"This afternoon, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and 5th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office obtained a warrant for the arrest of Ronald Exantus for failure to register as a convicted felon. State officials are now working to send him back to Kentucky. I want to thank Sheriff Woods and State Attorney Gladson for keeping our communities safe from this dangerous felon."

In 2018, Exantus was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the December 6, 2015 murder of Logan Tipton. Exantus entered the Tiptons’ home through an unlocked door while the family slept and fatally stabbed the boy with a kitchen knife. The boy’s father and two sisters were also attacked but survived. He was found not guilty for murder by reason of insanity, but was found guilty but mentally ill on assault charges. He was released from prison early on good behavior and education credits.

Exantus’ defense attorney had said that his client was in a state of psychosis when the attack occurred. Close friends of Exantus recalled during the trial him acting erratically in the days before the killing. He had told officers that he saw a sign for Gray Street, and that it reminded him of the medical television show Grey’s Anatomy, and that he believed he needed to "re-enact surgery" inside the residence.

When news of Exantus' early release began to spread, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "I can confirm the White House is looking into this. It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison."

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