Jeffery Dahmer was arrested four times. He was first arrested in September 1981 after his military discharge.
Less than a year after his first arrest, Dahmer was arrested in August 1982 for indecent exposure at a Wisconsin State Fair Park. He was convicted and fined $50 for his crime.
Dahmer was arrested for a third time in August 1986. He was charged with disorderly conduct for masturbating in front of two boys. Dahmer was sentenced to one year of probation and attended counselling.
In September 1988, Dahmer was arrested once again for sexual assault. After moving out of his grandmother’s and into his own apartment, Dahmer was charged with second-degree sexual assault and enticing a child when he lured 13-year-old Keison Sinthasomphone, the brother of Dahmer’s later victim Konerak.
Upon sentencing, Dahmer was transferred to the Columbia Correctional Institution. For the first year of his incarceration, Dahmer was placed in solitary confinement due to concerns for his physical safety should he come into contact with fellow inmates.