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“I don’t want to talk about the details of that murder, it’s sickening. But when somebody does something that violent, that vile, that evil, why would they be allowed back?” Bloom said. “We have a hard time as voters, as citizens, as human beings, understanding that.”
Messages began pouring into the Marion County Sheriff’s Office from concerned parents who learned Exantus was now residing locally, and Bloom said deputies even received messages from people in Kentucky, including Tipton’s family.
“I can’t imagine the horror and the sadness that ripped through that family when they realized this man was being released early,” Bloom said. “It just reignited a nightmare for them, I’m sure.”
The concern elevated the case to a national level, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt writing on X that the White House would be looking into the matter. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier also confirmed his office was working with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to arrest Exantus and send him back to Kentucky.
Bloom said the sheriff’s office immediately began surveilling Exantus’ home and put deputies in the area as a safety precaution.
“We can’t say he was planning to do something, but we weren’t going to allow him the opportunity to plan something,” Bloom said.