Man released from prison early despite killing child is being extradited to KY

The man who killed a 6-year-old boy in Kentucky and was released from prison this month after serving less than half of his 20-year sentence is being extradited to Kentucky after a recent arrest in Florida, officials said Tuesday at a news conference.

Ronald Exantus, 42, was arrested Oct. 9 in Marion County, Fla., for failing to register as a felon. On Tuesday morning, he was en route to Kentucky, said Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods.

Bill Gladson, the prosecutor for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in Florida, said Exantus will have a parole-violation hearing when he returns to Kentucky…

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