Short Summary:

We’re not asking for resignations — we’re demanding reform.
A flawed Kentucky statute (KRS 439.3406) required the release of Ronald Exantus, who killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton, after only 10 years of a 20-year sentence. This law must be changed to stop violent offenders from walking free before their full time is served.

6-year-old Logan Tipton was brutally murdered in his home. The man convicted in his death is now free — not because of parole, but because of a loophole in Kentucky law.

Justice for Logan Tipton: Change the Law That Set His Killer Free

In 2015, 6-year-old Logan Tipton of Versailles, Kentucky, was stabbed to death in his own bed by Ronald Exantus, a man who broke into the Tipton family’s home in the middle of the night.

Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was convicted of two counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree assault for the attack that left a family and community shattered.  He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Now, just a decade later, he’s walking free.

 
⚖️ How Could This Happen?
Many Kentuckians believed that a 20-year sentence meant 20 years behind bars.
But because of a little-known law — KRS 439.3406 — and a series of sentence reductions called good-time credits, Ronald Exantus’s “projected completion date” was shortened by nearly ten years.

KRS 439.3406 requires the Department of Corrections to automatically release inmates six months before their projected completion date under what’s called mandatory reentry supervision.
It doesn’t matter if the Parole Board says “no.”
It doesn’t matter how serious the crime was.
Once the Department recalculates that end date, the law says the inmate must be released six months early.

That’s exactly what happened here.
Exantus was released — not by the Kentucky Parole Board — but because the law demanded it.

 
🚨 Why This Law Is Dangerous
KRS 439.3406 was originally written to help low-risk, nonviolent inmates transition safely back into society.
But as it stands today, it can also apply to violent offenders, even those convicted of crimes involving children.

That means someone who commits a brutal, violent act can earn good-time credits, have their sentence shortened on paper, and still qualify for automatic early release — without the public ever knowing until it’s too late.

This isn’t a mistake.
It’s not a loophole someone exploited.
It’s the way the law is currently written.

 
✍️ What We’re Demanding
We, the undersigned, call upon Kentucky’s Governor, legislators, and the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet to take immediate action to fix this injustice.

We demand that the Kentucky General Assembly:

1) Amend or repeal KRS 439.3406 so that violent offenders and those convicted of crimes against children are excluded from any form of mandatory reentry supervision;

2) Reform good-time credit laws (KRS 197.045) to prevent violent criminals from drastically reducing their sentences;

3) Require victim notification and family input before any early release under reentry supervision; and

4) Ensure transparency in how “projected completion dates” are calculated and applied.
 
🕊️ In Logan’s Memory
Logan Tipton was a bright, kind 6-year-old whose life was stolen in the most unthinkable way.
No law should ever allow someone responsible for a child’s death to walk free after serving only half of their sentence.

Justice should be consistent, fair, and protective of innocent life.

This isn’t about politics — it’s about protection.

 
📣 Call to Action

Please sign and share this petition to demand change in Frankfort.

Tell Kentucky lawmakers:
Fix the law that failed Logan. Protect Kentucky’s children from violent offenders.

Every signature matters.
Every voice counts.
Together, we can make sure no family ever suffers this kind of injustice again.