Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting homeless woman on fire on Brooklyn subway train charged with first degree murder: DA
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is facing life without parole if convicted for the disturbing caught-on-camera killing as his victim slept in an F train stopped at the end of the line at Coney
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.”
Man accused of setting woman on fire in NYC subway faces multiple counts of murder
NEW YORK - Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, the man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Brooklyn subway train on Sunday, has been charged with multiple counts of murder and arson. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is expected to announce the official indictment against Zapeta-Calil at 10 a.m. this morning.
Illegal migrant indicted on murder charges after woman is burned to death on subway
The illegal migrant accused of burning a New York City subway rider to death on Sunday has been charged with murder and other crimes.
Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Federal immigration officials said the accused, Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen, entered the U.S. illegally after he was previously deported in 2018.
Suspect in NYC subway killing indicted on murder and arson charges
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire in a New York City subway car has been indicted on murder and arson charges.
Man Indicted in Burning Death of Woman Inside a New York City Subway Train, Prosecutors Say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges
Suspect in deadly New York City subway fire indicted on murder, arson charges
The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced. The accused,
Man accused of fatally burning woman on NYC subway indicted for murder and arson, Brooklyn DA says
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced Friday.
Brooklyn DA speaks after illegal migrant charged with burning woman to death on subway
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that a grand jury having to watch video of a woman burning to death on the subway was "very hard to deal with."
Man accused of setting NYC subway rider on fire indicted on murder and arson charges
A grand jury indicted the man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train on murder and arson charges. Former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian joins Chris Jansing to share her legal analysis.
Grand jury indicts man on 4 counts of murder in subway fire incident
The Guatemalan national accused of setting a woman on fire in the New York City subway was indicted on four counts of murder ...
Sebastian Zapeta: All We Know About When, Where and How He Came Into US
The 33-year-old is accused of setting a woman on fire on the New York City subway, killing her, on December 22, 2024.
Migrant drunkenly fanned flames after torching homeless woman on Brooklyn subway: D.A.
Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan migrant living in a Brooklyn men’s shelter, made his first court appearance Tuesday to face ...
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning ‘fanned the flames’ with his shirt, according to police testimony
Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death of a woman who died after being set on fire in ...
Guatemalan migrant arrested for setting sleeping NYC subway rider on fire, watching her burn to death: cops
The savage killing happened at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday on an idling F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.