Ronald Exantus Set for Release Despite Parole Board Pushback | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

After 11 years and 9 months behind bars, Ronald Exantus is set to walk free on July 29 — not by parole, but by law and earned sentencing credits. Despite the Kentucky Parole Board repeatedly recommending he stay locked up, his release hinges on time served. His case spiraled after he was transferred to Florida, arrested for failing to register as a convicted felon, and returned to Kentucky where he admitted to violating his supervision terms — triggering revocation and halting future credits. Convicted in 2018 of assaulting the Tipton family, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity for…