Man indicted, will face death penalty in slaying of 6-year-old Versailles boy

[FrodosPet]

http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article48841335.html

BY GREG KOCHER AND MICHAEL MCKAY
DECEMBER 9, 2015

Ronald Exantus, the Indianapolis man charged in the death of a 6-year-old Versailles boy, faces the death penalty after he was indicted Wednesday by a Woodford County grand jury, a prosecutor said.

“Because it was a murder committed during the course of a first-degree burglary, it’s a capital case,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Gordie Shaw. He said he filed notice Wednesday that he intends to pursue the death penalty.

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Exantus is charged in connection with the death of 6-year-old Logan James Dean Tipton, who was killed while he slept in his family’s home. The assault charges were filed in connection with injuries to two of the boy’s siblings and a struggle with the boy’s father.

Exantus is being held on a $1 million bond in connection with the slaying. Exantus is a nurse. He worked at a northeastern Indiana dialysis program for Fresenius Medical Care until he was “released from employment,” according to the company.

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[FrodosPet]

1. Life in prison? If he's guilty (which looks likely) Yes! But the death penalty is ALWAYS wrong.

If the death penalty is an effective deterrent, why are people STILL committing murder? Why does it seem some of the highest murder rates are in states with the death penalty?

[patsimp]

2. why even life in prision - 5 - 10 years in prison ought to change him and if he

kills again, maybe another 5 years of being spoken too.


sarcasm off.

[FrodosPet]

4. I'm good with life in prison

Emotionally, I admit I want to see the worst of the worst suffer. I read and hear cases where innocent lives are taken in horrifying ways, and I want revenge.

But I know that it is the wrong thing to do. It makes us as low as them. You can release someone from life in prison if they are later exonerated. But you cannot un-execute someone.

[patsimp]

3. more words are spent talkin about the killer than the victim whose entire life

was taken away by a monster.

[LanternWaste]

5. Which indicates precisely what?

Which indicates precisely what?

[Stargazer99]

6. This perp needs to be put to death

It would insure he can't do it again....I'll bet there were signs of his potential murderous capacity....ignored by the system as usual. Our American love of violence and worship of One Upmanship just like in our business/financial system.

[marmar]

7. The death penalty is illustrative of our love of violence.....

..... society doesn't become better by doing the thing that it purports to hold in contempt. The death penalty puts in league with the likes of Saudi Arabia and China. Such good company.