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A Kentucky child killer who butchered a sleeping boy to death but was acquitted by reason of insanity was released from prison on Wednesday\u2013 as the boy\u2019s father fumed at the judicial system.<\/p>\n

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Ronald Exantus served out his entire prison sentence and was back on the streets after he was released from the Kentucky Department of Corrections for the deadly Dec. 7, 2015, stabbing melee that killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton.<\/p>\n

\u201cPursuant to state laws passed by Kentucky\u2019s General Assembly, Ronald Exantus has served the sentence issued by the Woodford Circuit Court and has been released. He is no longer in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The Kentucky Parole Board did not release Exantus, and he was not released early,\u201d the state\u2019s Department of Corrections said, WKYT reported.<\/p>\n

Exantus doesn\u2019t face any other probation regarding the killing. <\/p>\n

Tipton\u2019s father, Dean Tipton, said his family was punished more than his son\u2019s killer, who was charged with assault. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe judge and jury gave this monster a slap on the wrist while handing down a life sentence to my family,\u201d the heartbroken father wrote on Facebook Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying really hard to not let this break me\u2026.I\u2019ve carried so much over the years since Logan going to be with our Lord. I have woke up everyday, put on my fake ass smile and have carried on with life and literally living through hell. Today though, I\u2019m having a hard time trying to figure out how to go on with life. Knowing that this monster gets to walk free and live his life, while I lay in this bed and my baby boy is in the grave. This may be my breaking point,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The now-42-year-old had broken into a Versailles, Ky., home, where he butchered little Logan Tipton to death while the kindergartner slept.<\/p>\n

Exantus also stabbed Dean Tipton and his two sisters, telling the one sibling, Dakota, that he would kill the entire family.<\/p>\n

The madman was arrested and tried for the kindergartner\u2019s killing but was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity after his attorney argued Exantus was genetically schizophrenic, WKYT reported.<\/p>\n

Exantus, a former dialysis nurse, was instead sentenced to a maximum of 20 years behind bars for assault charges against the three other family members during his 2018 trial.<\/p>\n

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During his time in prison, Exantus received nearly nine years of sentence credit, speeding up his release.<\/p>\n

He was first released on parole on Oct. 1, 2025, but was quickly back behind bars after moving to Florida when he failed to register as a convicted felon and violated his parole eight days later. <\/p>\n

He was extradited to Kentucky, where he served out the remainder of his sentence locked up until Wednesday.<\/p>\n

During that time, the Kentucky State Legislature passed Logan\u2019s Law, which amended the state\u2019s parole eligibility for violent offenders, changed insanity defense procedures and eliminated some of the early-release options.<\/p>\n

Despite the bill being signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear in April, it does not retroactively affect Exantus\u2019 release, allowing him to walk free.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo I\u2019ve come to terms that even though we got Logans Law passed it is still not enough,\u201d Dean Tipton wrote on Facebook Saturday. \u201cViolent criminals should not be able to knock so much time off their sentence.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this is my next goal. Im going to fight to have the amount of time limited and considering on how Violent the crime is no time being knocked off. Our judicial system as a whole needs to be over hauled and I am gonna fight for more change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dean Tipton notably threatened to kill Exantus after his initial release, warning his son\u2019s killer of his fate if the two ever crossed paths.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had my talks with God cause I\u2019m not afraid to tell you all, I told the court \u2014 if I ever cross paths with him, I will kill the man. I will kill him where he stands,\u201d he previously told WKYT.<\/p>\n

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