Police found {that a} man allegedly killed his brother in Princeton, New Jersey, after he referred to as 911 to report a fireplace and a useless physique on the luxurious condo advanced the place the sufferer’s physique was discovered, prosecutors mentioned.
Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with first-degree homicide in reference to the dying of his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen. He’s additionally charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons expenses associated to possession of a golf membership and knife, in addition to animal cruelty associated to the dying of a household cat.
A police supply who spoke anonymously to The New York Submit mentioned that Hertgen set the cat on hearth.
“It’s incredibly tragic. Matthew Hertgen came from what appeared to be a perfect, all-American family. No one could have predicted that something like this would happen. To have it end in such violence is shocking, and the loss of his brother Joseph is devastating,” the police supply instructed the Submit.
Homicide suspect Matthew Hertgen pictured in his mugshot. (Mercer County prosecutor’s workplace)
Authorities have but to explain any type of motive associated to Hertgen’s homicide expenses.
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Princeton police initially responded to a 911 name on Feb. 22 round 11:16 p.m. reporting a fireplace and a useless physique on the Michelle Mews Flats advanced.
Princeton police initially responded to a 911 name on Feb. 22 round 11:16 p.m. reporting a fireplace and a useless physique on the Michelle Mews Flats advanced. (College of Michigan/ Wesleyan College/ Google Maps)
Police discovered Matthew Hertgen on the scene and decided he was the 911 caller. Authorities additionally situated the sufferer’s physique, which “exhibited signs of blunt force trauma and lacerations,” the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Workplace mentioned in a press launch.
Joseph Hertgen was pronounced useless on the scene, and his post-mortem outcomes are pending. Native and state officers are investigating the 26-year-old’s dying as a murder.
Matthew Hertgen is charged with first-degree homicide in connection along with his brother Joseph Hertgen’s dying. (Wesleyan.edu)
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Each brothers performed faculty soccer — Matthew at Wesleyan College in Connecticut and Joseph on the College of Michigan.
An investigation into Joseph’s dying is ongoing. Mercer County authorities are asking anybody with details about the alleged crime to contact the Princeton PD.
