Sebastian Zapeta, 33, waived his Friday appearance but must return to court on Jan. 7, when the indictment will be unsealed at his arraignment, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.

NEW YORK -- A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally setting a woman on fire a New York City subway train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Investigators said ...

Investigators were using advanced fingerprinting and DNA evidence to try to identify her “badly burned” body, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said last week. The victim was ...

and my office is very confident about the evidence in this case and our ability to hold Zapeta accountable,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez told reporters Friday after a brief ...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called Zapeta’s alleged actions “malicious” and “heinous” on Friday. Gonzalez said they merited the first-degree murder charge, which he noted is ...

The indictment remains under seal but will be read at Zapeta's arraignment on Jan. 7, said Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez. Zapeta is accused of lighting a still-unidentified woman aflame as she slept ...

“This was a malicious deed. A sleeping, vulnerable woman on our subway system,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said after a brief court hearing where the indictment was announce ...

Zapeta faces life without the possibility of parole on the murder in the first-degree charge, while second-degree murder carries 25 years to life, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said ...

"The depravity of this horrific crime is beyond comprehension, and my office is committed to bringing the perpetrator to justice," Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement ...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said at a press conference that the full indictment against Zapeta will remain under seal until he is arraigned on the new charges on January 7.