Exantus arrested in Florida for not registering as a convicted felon

Ronald Exantus has been arrested near Ocala, Florida, after not registering as a convicted felon.

Exantus relocated to Florida after being released from prison in Kentucky, against the recommendation of the Kentucky Parole Board. Florida law requires convicted felons to register with the sheriff’s department within 48 hours, and Exantus failed to do that. A tip to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office launched the investigation. Deputies were able to confirm that Exantus was living in the Ocala area.

Sheriff Billy Woods said, “I am proud of the quick response by my deputies and the inter-agency teamwork that helped locate and arrest this disgusting individual. 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.”

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Intel Unit located Exantus at a home adjacent to an elementary school. He was arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail, and is being held without bond, pending extradition back to Kentucky.

Exantus was convicted of the 2015 assault of members of 6-year-old Logan Tipton’s family after stabbing Logan to death. He was found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity.