Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan migrant living in a Brooklyn men’s shelter, made his first court appearance Tuesday to face ...

A criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek alleged he fanned the flames engulfing his victim with a shirt.Immigration officials told Newsweek he had previously been deported.The ContextZapeta-Calil's ...

As a result, his arraignment has been delayed, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. The reason for the hospitalization has not been released.

Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant who lives in Brooklyn, was charged with murder in the first and second ...

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

New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was ...

Police charged a man after a woman was lit on fire and burned to death on the subway in Brooklyn over the weekend. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was charged on Monday with murder ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.

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

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