OCALA, Fla. - A convicted killer who served less than half of a 20-year prison sentence in Kentucky for the death of a child was arrested in Marion County after deputies discovered he had failed to register as a felon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Ronald Exantus recently moved to Florida, investigators said, and was living in a home next to an elementary school.

What we know:

A convicted killer from Kentucky was arrested in Marion County after failing to register as a felon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies identified the man as 42-year-old Ronald Exantus, who recently moved from Kentucky to a home on Southwest 43rd Terrace in Marion Oaks. The home was located next to Sunrise Elementary School and only a few blocks from Horizon Academy.

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