Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway, often ‘bugged out’ after smoking K2, shelter roommate says By . Jack Morphet and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.

Sebastian Zapeta, suspected of burning a woman to death on a train, is taken from the New York Police Department 60th Precinct in Brooklyn on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.

Sebastian Zapeta, the Guatemalan man accused of lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire and watching her burn to death on a Brooklyn subway car, was arraigned Tuesday.

Zapeta, whose charge of first-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of life without parole, was living in the U.S. illegally after being deported in 2018. He had been staying at a homeless ...

Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of torching a homeless woman on a Brooklyn subway was indicted on first-degree murder charges Friday, officials said.. A grand jury voted for the upgraded ...

Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with murder in New York City after allegedly setting a woman on fire aboard a subway train, police said on Monday. Why It Matters.

Police charged Zapeta-Calil, 33, with first- and second-degree murder, and arson after he was picked up Sunday in the gruesome slaying, law enforcement sources told The Post. 5.

Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a sleeping woman on fire on Sunday. By Alexandra Faul, Mark Crudele, and Emily Shapiro. December 27, 2024, 11:32 AM. 0:51.

The man suspected of lighting a woman on fire in a Brooklyn subway car faces life without parole after he was charged with murder.Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, has been indicted on charges of murder ...