The Kentucky man who killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton was freed 13 years early after state law labeled his assault convictions “non-violent,” despite the brutal nature of the crime.

According to investigators, Ronald Exantus, 42, broke into the Tipton family home in Woodford County, Kentucky, on the night of December 7, 2015, stabbing Tipton, who later died of his injuries, and assaulting the boy’s father and sibling. The story has drawn national outrage, as many Americans are questioning how a man who brutally killed a child could walk free after serving less than half of his 20-year term — all because his convictions were classified as “non-violent” under Kentucky law.

On Monday night, Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, who has focused extensively on the story this week, reached out to the parole board that signed off on Exantus’ parole, seeking more information on how he was allowed to be released after serving less than half of his 20-year sentence. The parole board told Walsh that it had no choice but to release Exantus under state law, since he was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder, and his remaining convictions were classified as “non-violent” offenses.

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“He stabbed a child to death and then went on to assault the entire family, and yet he is ‘non-violent’ under the law because he was only convicted of second degree assault,” said Walsh. “The murder didn’t count at all because he was ‘not guilty by reason of insanity.’ That’s what we were told. Apparently Ronald Exantus ‘non-violently’ stabbed a child to death and then stabbed the rest of the family after breaking into their home. If you think our criminal justice system is completely and totally broken, you don’t even know the half of it. It is so much worse than you think.”

Exantus was tried in 2018, but the jury deemed him mentally insane and did not convict him of murder. Instead, he was convicted on a lesser charge of second-degree assault for the attack on Tipton’s father and sibling and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Kentucky Parole Board said in a statement that state law forced the board to sign off on Exantus’ release.

“Every time it had the opportunity, the Parole Board recommended Ronald Exantus stay in prison,” the board said. “Exantus was reviewed for parole on 09/30/2025, as required by state law. The Parole Board issued a decision that Exantus stay in prison for the remainder of his sentence. Despite this decision, Kentucky law required the Department of Corrections to release the inmate on Mandatory Reentry Supervision.”

Exantus’ release on parole does not mean he’s a free man. He will likely have parole conditions that he must follow, but the specifics of those conditions remain unclear. Walsh said that his team asked the Parole Board what the conditions would be, but the board did not respond.

After Exantus was released, Logan Tipton’s father, Dean, said the news dredged up the trauma his family had carried since the brutal killing nearly a decade ago.

“It’s crazy, it’s brought back a lot of emotions that I thought were gone, a lot of hurt, anguish,” Dean said. The father added that Exantus needs to be held accountable, whether he’s “insane or not.”

The case could also come under federal scrutiny, as the White House said over the weekend that it is looking into Extantus’ release. In a statement responding to one of Walsh’s social media posts about the story, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote, “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.”

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

Tipton’s mother, Heather, said it was a relief to see social media and the White House bring attention to their story, WKYT reported.

“My first reaction was, finally. We are finally, people are finally finding out about this,” she said. “You know, 10 years ago we tried to get the word out, but social media was not what it is now.”