The White House says it intends to intervene after uproar spread over the release of a man sentenced for the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Kentucky boy in 2015.
Ronald Exantus, 42, served seven years of a 20-year prison sentence in Woodford County after he was found guilty in 2018 on two counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree assault in relation to the death of Logan Tipton. A circuit court jury found Exantus not guilty of murder and first-degree burglary “by reason of insanity,” according to court records.
Court records show Exantus started supervised parole Oct. 1 and is scheduled to be released from supervision June 18, 2026.
Reports of Exantus’ release from prison drew outrage on social media. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reshared a post Oct. 4 from conservative media personality Matt Walsh, adding the Trump administration “is looking into this.”
“It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison,” Leavitt said.
In a series of posts Oct. 3, Walsh said Exantus’ release is “(o)ne of the most heinous miscarriages of justice in American history.”
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: White House looking into case of Ronald Exantus, man convicted in KY killing
