Ronald Exantus was sentenced in April 2018 for fatally stabbing Logan Tipton while the little boy was sleeping in December 2015
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- Ronald Exantus fatally stabbed Logan Tipton while he was sleeping in December 2015
- In April 2018, Exantus was sentenced to a 20-year prison sentence
- He was released early on parole on Oct. 1, but then on Oct. 9, he was arrested for failing to register as a convicted felon in Florida
The man who was convicted of stabbing 6-year-old Logan Tipton to death was released from prison and then, days later, arrested again.
Ronald Exantus, 42, was arrested in Marion County, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 9, per the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) news release. He was required by law to register as a convicted felon with the MCSO within 48 hours, but he failed to do so, according to the agency.
The family says officials told Logan’s family that Exantus was going to serve six months of parole in Florida before returning to Kentucky supervision, WKYT, WHSV and WAFB previously reported. Later, the MCSO was alerted that he had relocated from Kentucky to Marion County…