He is also charged with various third and fourth-degree weapons offenses related to possession of a knife and a golf club and one count of third-degree animal cruelty. The charges are in connection with the death of his brother Joseph Hertgen,

A former college soccer star has been charged with killing his younger brother and a pet cat inside a New Jersey apartment complex near the Princeton University campus, according to officials.

A late-night 911 call reporting a fire and a body led to the arrest of a man in the killing of his brother -- a former collegiate soccer player -- and a cat inside a Princeton, New Jersey, apartment.

A New Jersey man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his brother, who was a former University of Michigan soccer player.

Matthew Hertgen, who is a former Wesleyan student and soccer player, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his brother, officials said.

A former Connecticut soccer player is facing multiple charges in connection to the murder of his younger brother on Saturday.