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May 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Former college soccer player found dead in prison cell
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Matthew Hertgen was found dead in his Mercer County Jail cell on May 8, reports say.
WHO: Matthew Hertgen; Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
WHAT: Hertgen was found dead in his prison cell in an apparent suicide.
WHEN: May 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM ET
WHERE: Mercer County Jail, New Jersey
WHY: No specific cause of death was released; an autopsy report was pending.
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