India, Feb. 26 -- A former college soccer player is being charged with brutally murdering his younger brother and their family cat in an apartment near Princeton University. 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen is now in police custody in Mercer County, New Jersey. The crime took place in a wealthy condo complex near the Ivy League school.

Matthew allegedly killed his younger brother, 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen, and is now facing various charges including first-degree murder, several weapons charges and one count of animal cruelty. The brothers were believed to have been roommates.

Both Joseph and Matthew were college soccer stars. While Joseph played for the University of Michigan, Matthew played at Wesleyan University. The victim used to work ...