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.

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.

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.