A New Jersey man who was accused of killing his brother and tearing out his eyeball tried to kill himself in his prison, according to the New York Post.
Matthew Hertgen, 31, tried only a few hours after he appeared a virtual court with regard to murder attacks he has to deal with his 26-year-old brother, according to the report, under the report, under the report, under the report, under the report, under the report, under the report, in the report, with a virtual court.
Hertgen is accused of killing his brother Joseph in the luxury Princeton apartment of the family last Saturday, reportedly with a knife and golf club. The police believe that Matthew might have torn the eye of his brother and tried to eat it, said a source of law enforcement The New York Post.
Matthew Hertgen, right, is accused of killing his younger brother Joseph, left, and a cat in their Princeton, New Jersey, apartment. (University of Michigan/ Mercer County Officer of Justice/ Google Maps)
He is also accused of animal abuse after the family’s cat was set on fire.
FOX News Digital reached Mercer County Correction Center for more information about the reported attempt at suicide, but did not immediately receive a response.
The Wake of Joseph Hertgen took place on Friday and his funeral will take place today.
Family and friends while gathering for the aftermath of Joseph Hertgen in the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home on Friday 28 February 2025 in Toms River, NJ. In the middle of the frame, his brother, David Hertgen Jr., is on the right side with back to the camera is his mother, Debra Hertgen. Joseph was reportedly murdered by his brother, Matthew, in Princeton in their apartment on Saturday evening. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)
“He played in many sports teams, loved traveling with his friends and always enjoyed a good game of Ping Pong or Chess,” is the death advertisement. “He was such a friendly person, had a great love for life and his smile enlightened every room.”
Princeton Police initially responded to a call from 911 to 22 February around 11:16 pm Report a fire and a dead body At the Michelle Mews Apartments Complex.
Upon arrival, the police found Matthew Hertgen, who was determined to be the 911 -Beller, in the residence together with his brother’s body, which “showed signs of blunt strength trauma and cracks,” said the Mercer County Officoror’s office in a press release.
Authorities should not yet describe any form of motive with regard to those of Hertgen Murder costs.
Debra Herggen and Arres, David Reggen, jr., Coming to the aftermath of JAKEPH -Hierbaar on Frida in Toms River, NJ. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)
Matthew Hertgen shared some disturbing, graphic poetry on his Facebook profile in September and May 2024 and described blood that seeped out of the eyes and ‘blading knives’.
One of the friends of Matthew Hertgen from Toms River High School told Fox News Digital that he “has nothing to say” about the former football player, who then studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Joseph Hertgen also played football in Toms River before he was recruited to the University of Michigan.
Daniel Gotlin from Gotlin & Jaffe in New York told Fox News Digital that he knew that the Hertgen brothers were very smart, but he added that Matthew “clear” some “mental health problems”.
Gotlin, who is not involved in the Hertgen case, successfully tried a mental health defense in 2014 while he represents a man accused of it His mother stabbers fatally. He believes that Matthew’s public defenders will consider an insanity play for the 31-year-old suspect, who would ensure that he is kept in custody of mental health care instead of prison until he is determined not to be a threat to society.
Family and friends while gathering for Joseph Hertgen’s aftermep in the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home on 28 February in Toms River, New Jersey. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)
“There is absolutely no doubt that he has a Phychiatric disorder,” he said. “I don’t know what physical evidence they have on him, but if (officers of justice) have a good thing, you have to look at a psychiatric defense.” Gotlin believes that it is “very unlikely that this guy would see the daylight” if he were dedicated to mental health care.
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The lawyer noted the possibility of schizophrenia, which usually appears in men when they are in their late teenage years and early 20s to the end of twenty.
A new hearing for the trial is again planned for 6 March to give both public prosecutors and the defense more time to collect discovery, or information about Hertgen’s case.
