FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Repeated threats made against Kentucky Parole Board members following the release of Ronald Exantus are currently under investigation, the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet reports.

In a press release, the cabinet reiterated that the Kentucky Parole Board voted repeatedly to keep Exantus, who police say killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton, in prison for the remainder of his sentence.

They say that inaccurate information surrounding the release has contributed to the threats.

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Exantus entered the Tipton home in 2015 as a stranger, killing Tipton and stabbing his sister. In 2018, he was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but guilty of assaulting ot

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