A convicted killer who brutally stabbed a 6-year-old boy to death in 2015 has been re-arrested in Florida after failing to register as a felon.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ronald Exantus was taken into custody near Sunrise Elementary School after deputies discovered he was living in a home adjacent to the school and only blocks away from another.
Exantus, who served time for the murder of Logan Tipton, was required by Florida law to register as a felon within 48 hours of moving to the state but failed to do so.
“I am proud of the quick response by my deputies and the inter-agency teamwork that helped locate and arrest this disgusting individual,” said Sheriff Billy Woods. “The fact that he was living right next to an elementary school is even more repulsive. I have no tolerance for this type of dangerous person flaunting our laws and thinking he would hide out in our county.”
Exantus was convicted in 2015 after breaking into the Tipton family’s home in Kentucky and stabbing the 6-year-old boy multiple times in the head with a butcher’s knife — with such force that the knife bent.
He is currently being held without bond in Marion County Jail.
Florida authorities emphasized their commitment to enforcing strict registration laws for convicted felons, especially those with violent histories.
