Sebastian Zapeta has been accused of intentionally setting fire to 57-year-old Debrina Kawam of New Jersey at an NYC subway station on Dec. 22.

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, is charged with murder and arson after allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a Brooklyn subway train. Despite DNA testing, authorities have yet to identify the woman ...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez told reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse that Sebastian Zapeta-Calil waived his court appearance.

The man accused of setting a woman on fire onboard a Brooklyn subway train was charged Monday with first and second-degree murder. Law enforcement sources identified the suspect as Sebastian ...

NEW YORK — A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, appeared in Brooklyn court in an orange jumpsuit and ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was not required to enter a plea and did not speak at the hearing in Brooklyn ...

Sebastian Zapeta faces murder and arson charges in Brooklyn for allegedly burning a woman on a subway.

A Brooklyn teen is being hailed as a hero for his decisive actions that helped police capture a man accused of setting a woman on fire, killing her, aboard an F train last month. Kingson Tse, 14, was ...

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

Sebastian Zapeta is pictured during his indictment for the murder of Debrina Kawam at Kings County Supreme Court in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Shawn Inglima ...