Man accused of murdering child due in court

VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man accused of stabbing a 6-year old Versailles boy to death in the child’s home is due back in court Wednesday morning. Police say 32 year-old Ronald Exantus, a registered nurse from Indianapolis, Indiana, went into a home on Douglas Avenue in Versailles on December 7, 2015, took a knife from the kitchen, went upstairs and stabbed Logan Tipton repeatedly in the head while the child slept.

Police say Exantus attacked two other children and the father, but the father was able to stop him and hold him until officers arrived. Investigators say Exantus confessed to the crime.

Police think Exantus is a total stranger to the family and was just passing through Versailles. They say it is unclear why Exantus picked that particular home.

The case was presented to a Woodford County Grand Jury, which indicted Exantus on charges of murder, burglary and assault. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

Find out what happens in court Wednesday online and on ABC 36 News.