Overview
- The Kentucky Department of Corrections confirmed that Ronald Exantus is set to be released from the Kentucky State Reformatory on July 29, according to the state’s offender database and statements reported by multiple outlets.
- Exantus admitted to killing 6-year-old Logan Tipton in 2015 but was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and was convicted in 2018 on related assault counts that produced a 20-year sentence.
- Kentucky released Exantus early on Mandatory Reentry Supervision on Oct. 1, 2025, and he moved to Marion County, Florida where deputies arrested him days later for failing to register as a convicted felon and for living near an elementary school.
- After the Florida arrest, the Kentucky Parole Board in November 2025 issued a 'serve out' revoking his MRS eligibility and repeatedly voted that he should remain incarcerated, but state law required the Department of Corrections to respect the sentence expiration date.
- Lawmakers responded by passing House Bill 442, known as Logan’s Law, in April 2026 to tighten sentencing, parole and insanity-plea rules, and the case has put renewed public and legal scrutiny on how MRS and parole powers interact and how the state manages mentally ill offenders.