Donald Lee Morrison was charged with one felony count of conducting a criminal enterprise, two felony counts of breaking and entering and three felony counts of larceny in a building.

The charges involve crimes that occurred on both Central Michigan University's campus and within Mount Pleasant.

"We're definitely glad he's caught and the victims are just as happy as we are," said CMU Police Det. Sgt. Mike Morrow.

Morrow said Morrison is believed to be responsible for all of burglaries at Warriner Hall over the past couple of months.

The burglaries occurred in more than 15 offices and prompted nine separate investigations. Cash and personal items were stolen, Morrow said.

The first crime was reported on May 7 and involved $135 stolen from a Warriner Hall office file drawer. The final report was filed on July 6.

Morrison stole approximately $200 in cash from several offices Warriner Hall, according to court documents. Personal items such as keys and books of stamps were also stolen.

When investigating an unrelated crime, the Mount Pleasant Police Department found property stolen from a Mount Pleasant residence at Morrison's Elm Street residence, including foreign coins and paper money.

Once it was suggested that Morrison had stolen items from a Mount Pleasant home, the CMU Police conducted a follow-up investigation and determined the methods of entry and items stolen were consistent to the Warriner Hall burglaries, which helped lead to his arrest.

According to court documents, the homeowner of Morrison's residence said she was packing up Morrison's stolen possessions and was planning on turning them over to the police. The homeowner said Morrison would take frequent walks alone and would often return with money in his possession, the documents stated.

During a July 17 investigation, Morrison denied stealing anything from CMU and said the last time he was in one of the school's building was when he was 17 or 18, according to court documents.

The same day, a CMU police officer showed a photo of Morrison to a Warriner Hall custodian, who immediately recognized him and said he was in the building on several occasions during June. The custodian also said Morrison was seen in possession of keys and on one occasion, observed him in one of the rooms that the burglaries occurred.

Morrison has a criminal background, including 16 prior convictions.

He remains lodged in the Isabella County Jail on a $100,000 bond and could face up to 52 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

He was released from prison for the fifth time February after serving seven years for attempted criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13, according to the Michigan Government Corrections Web Site. He failed to register as a sex offender earlier this year.

Morrison has served time in prison for six separate sentences, including breaking and entering, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and attempted larceny in a building.

A preliminary examination for Morrison is scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Thursday at the Isabella County Courthouse.

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