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Donald Morrison

Donald Morrison was arrested during the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of online solicitation and received nine months in jail and three years of probation.

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Outcome
Sentenced
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Fort Myers, Florida
Encounter
Not established
Decoy posed as
Girl6
Case number
06016167CF

Personal details

Born
August 11, 1957
Marital status
Single
Height
5′8″
Weight
220 lb.
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Brown
Died
October 13, 2022

Charges & sentence

2 counts · 1 convicted

06016167CF

  1. Using computer services to solicit a child

    Florida Statutes 847.0135(3)

    Convicted37

  2. Attempted lewd and lascivious battery

    Florida Statutes 800.04(4)(a)

    Unverified3

Sentence

9 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration, fines and restitution.

Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.

Case records

06016167CFHansen investigation · Sentenced
Case number
06016167CF

2 counts · 1 convicted

06016167CF

  1. Using computer services to solicit a child

    Florida Statutes 847.0135(3)

    Convicted37

  2. Attempted lewd and lascivious battery

    Florida Statutes 800.04(4)(a)

    Unverified3

Sentence

9 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration, fines and restitution.7

  • Prison: 9 months7
  • Probation: 3 years7

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Earlier Texas offense and 2012 child-safety-zone violation are separate matters; their jail terms are excluded.

Sources 73

Separate criminal matterSentenced
  1. Unlawful use of a criminal instrument (class A misdemeanor)

    Guilty plea

    Convicted7

Sentence

One year in jail with 267 days of credit and a $197 fine. Original more serious allegation reduced.7

  • Prison: 1 year7
  • Fine: 197 USD7

Sources 7

12-020166COSeparate criminal matter · Sentenced
Case number
12-020166CO

12-020166CO

  1. Violation of Child Safety Zone Ordinance

    Convicted47

Sentence

Forty days in jail with credit for six days served.7

  • Prison: 40 days7

Charge and docket from actual preliminary records. Conviction and 40-day term separately community-reported; not in first-appearance order.

Sources 47

Case narrative

Biography

Donald Leroy Morrison Jr. was born on August 11, 1957. He also served as the Butler football midget games' announcer. The charge was later reduced to a class A misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of a criminal instrument. Donald entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to one year in jail with 267 days for time served, pay a $197 fine, and was not required to register as a sex offender.

Aftermath

He was handcuffed to the stretcher and transferred to the hospital. After receiving care, he was returned to the jail. Donald then showed up in court. Donald requested permission from the judge to ask a question. When the judge declined, Donald merely answered, "Okay."

Donald was the first predator to be convicted in the Fort Myers, Florida sting. He was charged and convicted of Using the Internet to solicit/attempt to solicit a child for sex/lewdness. He was sentenced to nine months in jail, three years of probation, lifetime registration as a sex offender, and pay Florida just under a thousand dollars in fines and restitution.

Donald had talked about his troubled past on his YouTube channel. He referred to two other YouTube users as his "sex slaves", and said he couldn't control his actions and told people not to judge and harass him on his channel about it (although the channel may actually belong to a fan who was pretending to be Morrison). Donald explained to a deputy that he was trying to assist a woman in prison by sending her pictures of her nine-month-old child. A county ordinance stated that as a registered sex offender, Donald was prohibited from going to areas like libraries, parks, or public swimming pools. Donald was taken into custody and held without bond at the local jail. He was eventually convicted of violating Lee County's "Child Safety Zone" ordinance and was sentenced to 40 days in the Lee County Jail, with credit for 6 days served.

Donald being interviewed by WINK in September 2021.

Donald was included in a WINK interview in September 2021 where he discussed the effects of a recent storm on the Fort Myers mobile home park where he lived. Donald mentioned that he has experienced several hurricanes in Florida and that the damage to his property wasn't as severe as it had been in past cases. He claimed that as the storm passed by, it sounded like a tornado and was moving very quickly.

Death

Donald died on October 13, 2022, at the age of 65 in Fort Myers from unknown causes.

Trivia

In Season 11 Episode 08 of South Park , the episode has a segment based on To Catch a Predator, where multiple predators kill themselves upon meeting Chris Hansen . One of the predators in the episode shares a striking resemblance to Donald. Donald was at one point prank called by a thirty-two-year-old female TCaP fan who provoked him with extremely sexual things that he seemed interested in. Donald seemed completely unaware of the fact that he was being pranked, mainly because the fan claimed they had met a month earlier at dialysis.

Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.

Donald Morrison, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA

Media

Sources

  1. 1Podcast retrospective: Donald MorrisonOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen: Have A Seat / Predators I've Caught · Published Oct 25, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026The official episode description names Donald Morrison and says he arrived at the sting house that evening.
  2. 240: "I know my mom’s gonna take my computer..." - Donald Morrison on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Oct 25, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public player title and enclosure code match the exact RSS episode.
  3. 3Donald Leroy Morrison original first-appearance and arrest recordCourt record · Lee County court and Fort Myers Police Department (archived copy) · Published Apr 23, 2006 · Checked Oct 23, 2026April 2006 records identify docket 06016167CF and two count-one allegations: attempted lewd/lascivious battery and computer solicitation. No final disposition in preliminary forms.
  4. 4Donald Leroy Morrison2012child-safety-zone arrest and first appearanceCourt record · Lee County court and sheriff (archived copy) · Published Sep 13, 2012 · Checked Oct 23, 2026September 13, 2012 first-appearance order identifies 12-020166CO, one Child Safety Zone Ordinance misdemeanor. Attached police record reports September 12 arrest for a September 8 library visit; no conviction or sentence in these documents.
  5. 540: "I know my mom’s gonna take my computer..." - Donald Morrison on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Oct 25, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Additional platform for the existing exact podcast identity.
  6. 6Donald Morrison (community wiki)Community wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Attributed community article. Revision date describes the article update, not a court or sting event. Full infobox, narrative sections, references and assets are retained in the private archive.

An on-camera appearance does not establish guilt. Charges, court outcomes, and reported information are kept distinct. Research standards

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