Donna Morriss Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison for Burglary and Identity Theft Crimes

7/26/2025

Portland, OR. – Official Release: A Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Donna Marie Morriss, 47, to 156 months in prison after she pled guilty to multiple charges from incidents that took place between 2021 and 2024. 

Upon review of the evidence, it was determined that Morriss specifically targets vulnerable victims, including elderly and disabled adults, asking them to deposit bogus checks into their accounts and then withdraw cash for her. She also tried to establish accounts with their stolen information.

Deputy District Attorney Owen Yeates represented the state in this case, which resulted in a negotiated plea agreement with the defendant and her counsel to resolve numerous burglary and identity theft cases. 

Judge Eric Bergstrom accepted the plea on July 25, 2024, and sentenced Morriss as follows: 

• 36 months for court case 21CR32399 – one count of Burglary in the First Degree, one count of Felony Computer Crime, and four counts of Aggravated Identity Theft. 
• 45 months consecutive for court case 24CR07249 – one count of Burglary in the First Degree.
• 36 months consecutive for court case 24CR01687 – one count of Burglary in the First Degree and two counts of Felony Computer Crime.
• 39 months consecutive for court case 23CR44103 – one count of Aggravated ID Theft and one count of Felony Computer Crime.
• Additional convictions included one count of Burglary in the First Degree (24CR37335) and one count of Felony Computer Crime (23CR40408). These convictions resulted in concurrent prison sentences.

Morriss has been ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution, and she has agreed to pay additional restitution to other victims in the cases covered by the plea agreement. She will serve three years of post-prison supervision.

Morriss is currently in custody in Multnomah County and will be transported to the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve her sentence.  

The DA’s Office thanks the many partners who assisted with these cases, in particular officers and detectives with the Portland Police Bureau and investigators with Multnomah County Adult Protective Services. The DA’s Office also wishes to thank the individuals who contacted the office following the previous call for additional witnesses/victims to come forward; several cases that resolved with this plea agreement were the result of those individuals coming forward.