Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said, “Oh, damn,
NYC subway arson suspect did not remember allegedly setting woman on fire
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.
Man accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway pleads not guilty to murder, arson
The deadly fire on the F train was one of several high-profile acts of violence in New York City's subway system at the end of last year, even as transit crime dropped overall in 2024. The NYPD on Monday pledged to send 200 more officers into the subway, with a focus on train cars and platforms.
Suspect in New York City subway burning death pleads not guilty to murder charge
The man charged with burning a woman to death on a New York City subway train pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and arson charges.
Man pleads not guilty to burning woman to death on a New York City subway train
Sebastian Zapeta was arraigned Tuesday on murder and arson charges in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam
Man accused of killing woman in New York subway fire pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing a woman sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire after what prosecutors say was a night of heavy drinking pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson at a court hearing on Tuesday.
Man accused of burning woman to death on Brooklyn subway train pleads not guilty
A grand jury last month indicted the subway arsonist on four counts of murder, including one count of murder in the first degree, three counts of murder in the second degree and arson in the first degree.
Illegal charged with lighting sleeping woman on fire pleads not guilty
Sebastian Zapeta, the Guatemalan man accused of lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire and watching her burn to death on a Brooklyn subway car, was arraigned Tuesday.
Man accused of setting woman on fire on Brooklyn subway pleads not guilty
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.
Man pleads not guilty to setting woman on fire on NYC subway
Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the NYC subway, pleads not guilty in the death of Debrina Kawam.
NYC subway arson suspect Sebastian Zapeta to make court appearance
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.
Man charged with torching woman to death told detectives 'that's me' when shown video
The man accused of torching a sleeping woman to death on a New York City subway train identified himself as the man starting ...
Man Charged in Subway Burning Says He Was Drunk and Remembers Nothing
Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He ...
Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting homeless woman on fire on Brooklyn subway train charged with first degree murder: DA
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is facing life without parole if convicted for the disturbing caught-on-camera killing as his ...
'Oh Damn, That's Me': Transcript Reveals When N.Y.C. Burning Suspect Allegedly Realized Man in CCTV Footage Was Him
But in his first interview with detectives at the NYPD's 60th Precinct in Coney Island, Zapeta would repeatedly inform ...
Guatemalan immigrant who set woman on fire on NYC subway train shocked to see video of attack, ‘Oh damn, that’s me!’
I don’t know what happened, but I’m very sorry for that woman,” 33-year-old suspect Sebastian Zapeta-Calil said.