Camden Man Sentenced in Murder of Riverside Teen

A Camden man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for his role in a robbery that left a Riverside man dead, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson said Thursday evening.

Eugene Harrison, 24, previously pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery in connection with a stick-up that resulted in the death of 40 year-old Michael Haller.

Harrison, who also goes by the last name of Hairston, and 18-year-old Hassan Dallas of Camden, approached Haller on Vine Street in Camden on Oct. 16, 2012.

They walked with Haller to the site of the shooting on the 600 block of Erie Street.

Dallas then went into a nearby home, retrieved a gun and returned to rob Haller. When Haller resisted, Dallas shot him. They didn’t get any money, and Haller was pronounced dead on Oct. 17, 2012.

Dallas, who was 15 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter in March of 2014 after being waived from juvenile court to adult court. He sentenced in May of 2014 to 19 years in state prison.

Harrison and Dallas are both subject to the No Early Release Act and will be required to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences before they are eligible for parole.