MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN THE 2021 MORRISTOWN TRAIN STATION MURDER
" Lamar Harris Has Been Sentenced To Prison For Beating A Man To Death With A Brick At The Morristown Train Station In 2021."
August 12, 2022 6:49 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MORRISTOWN, NJ.- On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo, and Morristown Police Chief Darnell Richardson announced that Lamar Harris, 34, of Morristown New Jersey has been Sentenced to Eighteen Years in New Jersey State Prison.
On March 29, 2021, at approximately 12:29 a.m., Members of The Morristown Police Department and Members of The New Jersey Transit Police responded to The Morristown Train Station located on Morris Street in Morristown, New Jersey on a report of a deceased male.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a male victim, later identified as Matthew Palla, having succumbed to head injuries lying on a stairway inside the train station. A Brick was discovered near Mr. Palla's Body.
A Subsequent Autopsy performed by The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office, determined the cause of Death to be Blunt Force Trauma to the Head and the Manner of Death to be Homicide. The ensuing investigation, including video surveillance, revealed the Mr. Palla and Mr. Harris were together in Morristown and in the vicinity of the Morristown Train Station prior to the homicide. The investigation also revealed that Matthew Palla was in possession of approximately $800 prior to the homicide.
On June 15, 2022, Mr. Harris Pled Guilty to First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter and Third Degree Theft by Unlawful Taking before the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, P.J.Cr. On August 11, 2022, Judge Taylor imposed a Sentence of 18 Years in New Jersey State Prison subject to The No Early Release Act, which makes Mr. Harris ineligible for parole until he has Served Eighty-Five Percent of the sentence, on the Aggravated Manslaughter. Judge Taylor also imposed a concurrent sentence of Five Years in New Jersey State Prison on the Theft Charge. Mr. Harris was also ordered to pay $800 restitution.
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