Man Who Escaped Dahmer Gets 18-months in Prison

1/24/12 – The man who led Milwaukee Police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in 1991 was sentenced to 18 months in prison today. Authorities said Tracy Edwards helped another man throw Johnny Jordan into the Milwaukee River last July. The 43-year-old Jordan drowned after the three men argued on a downtown Milwaukee bridge. The other defendant, 44-year-old Timothy Carr, was sentenced Friday to four years in prison. The 52-year-old Edwards pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aiding a felon, and he must spend two years under extended supervision when he leaves prison. Both sides asked Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet to give Edwards probation for lying to police about the incident. But the judge said Edwards deserved some prison time because at age 52, he should have known better. The judge also gave Edwards credit for 191 days he spent in jail since his arrest. He and Carr must also pay a combined 25-hundred dollars in restitution to Jordan’s family. Edwards escaped from Dahmer’s clutches in 1991, and led him to police. Dahmer later admitted killing 17 young men and boys before the killer was later murdered in prison.