Kentucky man found not criminally responsible for 6-year-old’s death—released from custody

Exantus, a former dialysis nurse, was charged in the attack but was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity after his defense argued he was genetically schizophrenic.
- • Ronald Exantus killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton and attacked his family during a 2015 home invasion.
- • A jury found Exantus not guilty of murder by reason of insanity due to schizophrenia but convicted him of assault.
- • Exantus was released from custody in 2025 after serving only a fraction of his sentence through time credits.
The case highlights a legal loophole where insanity acquittals on murder charges interact with state sentence credit rules. This allowed a violent offender to
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