Daniel Morrissey, Father of Abducted Evansdale Girl, Faces Additional Drug Charges

Daniel Morrissey, the father of murdered Evansdale girl Lyric Cook-Morrissey, was back in court Friday, facing additional drug charges, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.

In March, he pleaded guilty to seven drug felonies involving methamphetamine and marijuana. On Friday he was additionally charged with:

• Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of a simulated methamphetamine, Class C felonies
• Ongoing criminal conduct, a Class B felony
• Possession of ephedrine, third-offense possession of methamphetamine and third-offense possession of marijuana, Call D felonies.

Morriessey was arrested on Feb. 11 for allegedly breaking his parole.

Lyric, 10, and her cousin Elizabeth Collins, 8, were kidnapped in July. The girls disappeared while riding their bikes near Meyers Lake in Evansdale July 13. Their bodies were found by hunters in Seven Bridges Wilderness Area in rural Bremer County Dec. 5.

The investigation into their deaths is ongoing, and no suspects have been named.

A $150,000 award is available for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the deaths. Anyone with information is asked to call the Evansdale Police Department at 319-232-6682 or the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS (8477).