The man who killed a six year old Kentucky boy is being released from prison again.

The prison sentence for Ronald Xanthos expires at the end of this month.

His case sparked public outrage and led to the passage of Logan's Law during the 2026 legislative session in Kentucky.

Our Emily Prince has the latest on this case, including reaction from a state lawmaker.

Ronald Alexander is the man who fatally stabbed six year old Logan Tipton in 2015, is set to be released from prison at the end of this month.

It was found not guilty by reason of insanity for Logan's murder, but he was found guilty of assaulting other members of the Tipton family.

He was sentenced to 20 years, but was released under mandatory reentry supervision late last year.

It says early release caused public outrage and brought national attention to the case, leading state lawmakers to pass a new law in Kentucky after his early release.

Alexander's was again imprisoned and ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence, which expires on July 29th.

We knew it was coming.

Now, the Tipton family has been reporting that they were contacted by the Department of Corrections, and they made clear that under his sentence, he's not to be released without a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is eligible to remain on the streets or if he needs to be committed to a mental institution.

Kentucky edition reached out to the Department of Corrections to confirm the details of this release, but did not hear back prior to this program.

Look, I'd rather he never see the light of day outside of a prison, but out of the option A or option B, I'm taking the mental institution because at least the public is protected from him still.

Representative Roberts was a primary sponsor of Logan's Ball, which passed during this year's legislative session.

The bill included major reforms to the criminal justice system inspired by Logan's case.

It prevents juries from splitting a not guilty by reason of insanity verdicts for crimes that occurred at the same time.

The legislation also mandates longer prison time for violent offenders, and it sets tighter standards for mandatory reentry supervision.

Because of Logan's law, we're never going to see an instance of a miscarriage of justice as bad as we saw with the Ronald example, this case, Roberts said.

When Logan's ball goes into effect on July 15th, Kentucky will have the strictest insanity defense in the country.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Emily Prince.

Thank you.

Emily.

The justice and Public Safety Cabinet released a statement about this case late this afternoon.

It says ahead of Qantas's scheduled release, they notified local judicial and legal officials, giving them a chance to pursue involuntary hospitalization.

Quote, the Department of Corrections does not have authority to maintain custody beyond the expiration of a valid sentence unless a detainer or other lawful authority is lodged prior to the release date.

The department will be required to release him on July 29th in accordance with applicable law.