MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who stabbed a 6-year-old to death in Kentucky was found living next to a Florida elementary school after being released for "good behavior," the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Lt. Paul Bloom, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said deputies were immediately on alert when they found out Ronald Exantus, 42, had moved to the area and failed to register as a convicted felon within the 48 hours required by law.

"The more shocking and disturbing point of this was that he had set up residence immediately next to an elementary school," Bloom said, referring to Sunrise Elementary School. "When I say immediately next to it, there is a fence between his house and the elementary school."

Exantus was charged in 2015 for stabbing 6-year-old Logan Tipton

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