Princeton Preppy Murder Suspeche tries to commit suicide: Report

A man of New Jersey accused of wildly killing his brother and starting his ocular balloon tried to commit suicide inside his prison cell, according to the New York Post.

Matthew Hertgen, 31, tried to hang at the Mercer County Correction Center only a few hours after he made a virtual appearance in the Court in relation to the murder charges he faces for the murder of his 26 -year -old brother, according to the report, citing a source of application of the law.

Hertgen is accused of killing his brother Joseph in the luxurious family princeton apartment last Saturday, supposedly with a knife and a golf club. Police believe that Matthew could have torn his brother’s eye and tried to eat it, said a source of application of the law The New York Post.

Matthew Hertgen, on the right, is accused of killing his younger brother Joseph, left and a cat in his apartment Princeton, New Jersey. (Michigan County Prosecutor/ Mercer/ Google Maps)

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He is also accused of animal cruelty after the family cat was burned.

Fox News Digital contacted the Mercer County Correction Center for more information about the suicide attempt, but did not immediately receive an answer.

Joseph Hertgen’s wake took place on Friday and his funeral is scheduled for today in the Roman Catholic Church of San Luke in Toms River, according to his obituary.

Family and friends while gathering for Joseph Hertgen at Funeral Silverton MEMORIAL Funeral Home on Friday, February 28, 2025 in Toms River, NJ. In the center of the frame is his brother, David Hertgen Jr., on the right with the camera is his mother, Debra Hertgen. Joseph was supposedly killed by his brother, Matthew, in Princeton in his department on Saturday night. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)

“He played in many sports teams, he loved to travel with his friends and always enjoyed a good ping pong or chess game,” says the obituary. “He was such a friendly person, he had a great love for life and his smile illuminated every room.”

Princeton Police initially responded to a 911 call on February 22 around 11:16 pm Inform a fire and corpse In the Michelle Mews Apartment Complex.

Upon arrival, the police found Matthew Hertgen, who was determined to be the person who called 911, at the residence along with his brother’s body, which “exhibited signs of force of forceful force and lacerations,” said Mercer County prosecutor’s office in a press release.

The authorities have not yet described any type of reason related to Hertgen Murder charges.

Debra Hertgen and his son, David Hertgen, Jr., arrive as a result of Joseph Hertgen in Frida in Toms River, nj. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)

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Matthew Hertgen shared a disturbing graphic poetry on his Facebook profile in September and May 2024 that described the blood that came out of the eyes and “sharpening of the knives.”

One of Matthew Hertgen’s friends Toms River High School told Fox News Digital that he has “nothing bad to say” about former football player, who studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Joseph Hertgen also played football in Toms River before being recruited to the University of Michigan.

Daniel Gotlin of Gotlin and Jaffe in New York told Fox News Digital that he knew that Hertgen Brothers was very intelligent, but added that Matthew “obviously” had “mental health problems.”

Gotlin, who is not involved in the case of Hertgen, successfully tried a mental health defense in 2014 while representing a man accused of fatally stabbing his mother. He believes that Matthew’s public defenders will consider a declaration of madness for the 31 -year -old suspect, which would ensure that he remains in the custody of a mental health center instead of prison until and if he is determined not to be a threat to society.

Family and friends while gathering for Joseph Hertgen in Silverton Memorial Funeral Home on February 28 in Toms River, New Jersey. (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)

“There is absolutely no doubt that it has a fictional disorder,” he said. “I don’t know what kind of physical evidence they have about him, but (prosecutors) have a good case, you have to look at a psychiatric defense.” Gotlin believes that it is “very unlikely that this guy will see daylight” if he were committed to a mental health installation.

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The defense lawyer noticed the possibility of schizophrenia, which usually appears in men when they are in adolescence and early 20 years until 20 years.

A new hearing prior to the trial for March 6 has been reprogrammed to allow both prosecutors and defense to be more time to collect the discovery or information about the case of Hertgen.