The 33-year-old is accused of setting a woman on fire on the New York City subway, killing her, on December 22, 2024.

The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil "fanned the flames" after allegedly setting a woman on fire on the subway, prosecutors said.

Calls to end New York City's sanctuary policies escalate after a previously deported migrant was arrested in connection to ...

Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson ...

The man accused of killing a woman on a New York City subway train by setting her on fire was charged with murder and arson ...

The man accused of killing a New York City subway rider by setting her on fire has no memory of "what happened" and admitted ...

US officials say Sebastian Zapeta, who is accused of lighting a woman on fire and watching her die, was deported from the ...

The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been ...

The incident has intensified existing fears about safety and disorder on the subway, given a troubling trend of recent random ...

Law enforcement officials reported that the suspect was apprehended at a different Manhattan subway station approximately ...