Debrina Kawam, 57, was sitting by herself, believed to be asleep, on a stopped F train in Brooklyn in December when Sebastian Zapeta allegedly walked up to her and ignited her clothes with a lighter.

In Times Square, a man was set on fire early this morning, prompting an urgent search by the NYPD for the suspect.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson charges in the December 22 killing. Prosecutors say Zapeta set fire to Kawam while she was sleeping aboard a train stopped at a ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, is facing murder and arson charges relating to the killing of Debrina Kawam, 57. Prosecutors say Zapeta-Calil set the New Jersey woman on fire on a stopped train at ...

The harrowing December 2024 incident raised the alarm about the safety of the city's public subway system. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested in connection to the crime, where he is accused of ...

Despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that Rikers Island would finally open its doors to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...

The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, watched from a bench on the platform as she burned, prosecutors alleged. He was arrested and faces one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second ...

“He’s not gonna get away,” Homan said of Guatemalan national Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Zapeta-Calil is currently in the custody of New York ...

Border Czar Tom Homan affirmed that ICE will pursue the deportation of Guatemalan national Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, charged with murdering 57-year-old Debrina Kawam in a subway arson, despite New York ...

Debrina Kawam, 57, was sitting by herself, believed to be asleep, on a stopped F train in Brooklyn in December when Sebastian Zapeta allegedly walked up to her and ignited her clothes with a lighter.