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Man Faces Homicide Charge In Teen's Ecstasy Death

Posted: 3:55 pm PST February 16, 2007Updated: 5:37 pm PST February 16, 2007

Bail was set at $50,000 on Friday for a man accused of giving a 16-year-old girl a fatal dose of Ecstasy.

David Morris, 19, of Puyallup, faces a charge of controlled substance homicide in the death of Danielle McCarthy, 16.

Prosecutors said Morris gave McCarthy the drug at a New Year's Eve party in Edmonds. They said he and others at the party did nothing while McCarthy got progressively sicker throughout the night.

The medical examiner said McCarthy died from an acute Ecstasy intoxication.

The girl’s father, Patrick McCarthy, said his daughter was against drugs and even tried to get him to stop smoking.

"I would trade everything in my life to have her back, but if I can’t, I need to get the message out. These kids seem to think they are invincible, that Ecstasy is a safe party drug. It’s not. Even one time can kill you," he said.

The Puyallup father said that others should come forward in the case, and said that at least a half-dozen young people watched his daughter go into a seizure and die.

Police said they have not ruled out other arrests in the case.

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