White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that the White House is actively investigating the Kentucky parole board’s decision to release Ronald Exantus, the man responsible for the horrific 2015 stabbing death of 6-year-old Logan Tipton.
The murder occurred on December 7, 2015, in Versailles, Kentucky, when Ronald Exantus, 38, broke into the home of the Tipton family in the middle of the night.
Exantus, who had no prior connection to the family, randomly selected their house and proceeded to stab the sleeping residents with a butcher knife he found in the home.
Logan screamed as he was murdered in his own bed, a scene witnessed by his terrified sister, Dakota Tipton, who was also assaulted.
Dakota, then 12, described the horror in chilling detail. Exantus stabbed her in the back, stomped on her head, and flung her across the room. She awoke to see him killing her little brother.
Logan’s father, Dean Tipton, confronted the intruder and was stabbed before being thrown 10-15 feet.
According to reports, Exantus told Dakota during the attack that he intended to kill every member of the family.
Exantus was arrested at the scene.
In 2018, after a trial, a jury found him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, but convicted him on assault charges related to the attacks on Dean and Dakota Tipton.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
However, due to good behavior, education credits, and time served, Exantus was granted parole and released on October 1, after serving approximately eight years, less than half of his original sentence.
Exantus is now free.
Leavitt described the early release as “wholly unacceptable” in a post on X.
“I can confirm the White House is looking into this. It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison,” Leavitt wrote on Saturday morning.
I can confirm the White House is looking into this. It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison. https://t.co/pOjKxvmrZV
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) October 4, 2025
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Logan’s father, Dean Tipton, has vowed to kill the child murderer if he ever runs into him.
Speaking to local media, the father stated: “He told [Dakota] that he was going to kill every one of us. So now I’ve gotta be on extra guard to protect my kids because I will not lose another one.”
“I’ve had my talks with God cause I’m not afraid to tell you all, I told the court — if I ever cross paths with him, I will kill the man. I will kill him where he stands.”
Exantus’s current whereabouts have not been publicly disclosed, but the Kentucky Online Offender Lookup confirms his release status.
