Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train, has been indicted on murder and arson charges. Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, allegedly set the woman's clothing on fire with a lighter on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station on Sunday morning. He is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. Authorities are still working to identify the victim.
Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a subway train, appears in court in New York, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, a prosecutor said on Friday, as authorities continue working to confirm the victim’s identity.
Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was initially charged in a criminal complaint with murder and arson. Such filings are often a first step in the criminal process because, in New York, all felony cases require a grand jury indictment to proceed to trial unless a defendant waives that requirement., on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station, and set her clothing on fire with a lighter on Sunday morning.
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