Penguins winger Aaron Boogaard has been arrested in his brother's Derek's death investigation

By Anthony Caruso III

The Derek Boogaard death has taken a tragic turn.

The former New York Rangers enforcer dead of an overdose-related death back in May. And this morning, his brother and Pittsburgh Penguins winger Aaron Boogaard has been arrested in part of the investigation of his brother's death.

Aaron is accused of helping his brother get the painkiller oxycodone, which is one of the factor's that caused Derek's death. Derek dead of a mixture of oxycodone and alcohol.

"This is a very unfortunate circumstance and we believe Aaron is involved because he may have potential information about a larger investigation," Aaron and Derek's family said in a statement. "One thing is certain, the charges brought against Aaron have nothing to do with his brother, Derek Boogaard's death. The family continues to grieve the loss of Derek and is troubled by this turn of events, which makes the pain for the family even more difficult."

Derek was allegedly a struggling addict, and reportedly, Aaron was the one that tried to control what Derek was taking.