{"id":2383057,"date":"2024-12-23T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T12:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:45:52","slug":"illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Connection with Woman&#8217;s Nightmarish NYC Subway Death: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Sunday, New York City police arrested 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, in connection with the horrifying death\u2063 of \u200ca homeless woman\u200d who was set on \u2062fire in a subway car.\u200d the\u2064 incident\u200d occurred on an F train \u2064in Coney Island, were Zapeta \u2063allegedly used a lighter to ignite the victim\u2019s clothing while she was \u200dseated. Despite prior arrests in Arizona, Zapeta had no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-seattle-robbery-suspect-stunned-when-judge-refuses-to-release-him\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Seattle Robbery Suspect Shocked as Judge Denies Release\">prior\u2063 criminal record<\/a> in New york City. <\/p>\n<p>Witnesses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-police-identify-calif-woman-killed-during-demonstration\/\" title=\"D.C. Police identify Calif. woman killed during demonstration\">police confirm<\/a> that the\u2064 attack was particularly gruesome, with the\u200c flames engulfing the woman\u2062 within seconds. First responders were called to the scene, but she was \u2064pronounced dead upon \u2062arrival.The\u200d quick action \u200bof three teenagers \u200dhelped authorities locate Zapeta. Public officials, including \u200cPolice\u2062 Commissioner\u200d Jessica\u200b Tisch and \u2063Mayor Eric Adams,\u200b condemned the violent act, emphasizing a commitment to ensuring justice for\u2062 victims of crime. The incident has raised concerns about rising violence in the city, with some comparing\u200d the current climate\u2062 to more dangerous times\u2063 in \u2062New York\u2019s history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City Police Department officials arrested an illegal immigrant from Guatemala&nbsp; Sunday in connection with the death of a homeless woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway car.<\/p>\n<p>The man taken into NYPD custody following the shocking incident is 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, sources familiar with the situation told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nypd-arrests-migrant-who-allegedly-set-woman-fire-subway-train-watched-her-burn-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One source from the NYPD told the outlet that the individual illegally entered the United States in 2018. He had a prior arrest in Arizona, but no priors in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch spoke to reporters at a news conference Sunday, detailing the horrific incident, which took place that morning on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/year-persecution-daniel-penny-spotted-guest-honor-trumps-box-army-navy-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F train<\/a> in Coney Island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the train pulled into the station, the suspect calmly walked up to the victim,&rdquo; Tisch said, according tor Fox, noting that the homeless woman was sitting upright.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect used what we believe to be a lighter to ignite the victim&rsquo;s clothing, which became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">teenagers reportedly helped investigators track<\/a> down the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>No charges had been filed in the case as of Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/22\/us-news\/woman-dead-after-being-found-on-fire-on-subway-train-in-coney-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> that investigators believe the suspect was sitting across from the sleeping woman, walked past her, and threw a match onto her.<br \/> First responders arrived at the F train after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-accused-triple-murder-burning-victims-death-deported-3-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports of a fire<\/a>. Police officers put out the blaze and EMS medics declared the woman dead at the scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-police-deputy-chief-orders-tactical-teams-to-fight-carjackings-by-pumping-gas-for-residents\/\" title=\"Chicago Police Deputy Chief Orders Tactical Teams To Fight Carjackings By Pumping Gas For Residents\">police told<\/a> the Post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains images that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Sebastian Zapeta, a 25-year-old Hispanic Guatemalan POS from Guatemala, who is accused of setting a sleeping female on fire and watching her burn to death in NYC, has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Enough is enough!<br \/> Mass deportation now!<br \/> Death penalty!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WexOCR6ec6\">pic.twitter.com\/WexOCR6ec6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump News (@Trump_NewsX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trump_NewsX\/status\/1871117662484570202?\">December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described the heinous nature of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was just walking by. The cops was there already. I didn&rsquo;t see her in flames but that&rsquo;s what I heard. It was out. They shut the lights off [in the car] so nobody could see,&rdquo; a transit worker told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Gureyev, a construction manager who lives in Brooklyn, compared the situation in New York City to past decades during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-guard-troops-deployed-nyc-subway-amid-spate-heinous-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> in the metropolis was elevated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going downhill a bit,&rdquo; he told the Post. &ldquo;Everybody keeps saying it&rsquo;s going back to the seventies. It&rsquo;s a frequent occurrence &mdash; not like this, setting people on fire &mdash; but like the mugging, the killings, the fighting, the shootings, they&rsquo;re really common nowadays. [It&rsquo;s] very bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams also condemned the attack in a Sunday evening <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1870972124221075478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> d on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grateful to the young New Yorkers and transit officers who stepped up to help our NYPD make a quick arrest following this morning&rsquo;s heinous and deadly subway attack,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This type of depraved behavior has no place in our subways and we are committed to working hard to ensure there is swift justice for all victims of violent crime,&rdquo; Adams continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My prayers are with the family of the victim in this senseless killing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody after the disturbing event. According to sources, he entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 and had an arrest record in Arizona but none in New York City. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch provided details about the incident during a press conference, stating that as the F train arrived at Coney Island station, Zapeta approached the victim and allegedly used a lighter to ignite her clothing. Three teenagers reportedly assisted investigators in locating him. As of Sunday evening, no charges had been filed against him. Witnesses described seeing police respond to reports of fire on the train; they extinguished it but found that the woman had already died at the scene. Mayor Eric Adams condemned this violent act and expressed gratitude towards those who helped with the swift arrest while offering condolences to the victim&#8217;s family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Subway-fire-death-arrest.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,36508,33009,47303],"class_list":["post-2383057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-crime-news","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-nyc-subway"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Subway-fire-death-arrest.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383061,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383057\/revisions\/2383061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}