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.

Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, waived his right to a court appearance on Friday and will remain jailed at New York’s Rikers Island complex.

New York police on Monday (Dec 23) charged a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen in the horrific subway immolation murder case. The illegal migrant identified as Sebastian Zapeta had allegedly set a ...

Sebastian Zapeta was arrested after a disturbing video showed him setting a sleeping woman on fire aboard the NYC subway. The horrifying act sparked outrage and triggered a Sunday manhunt, which ...