In a shocking incident that has left New York City reeling, a Guatemalan migrant, identified as Sebastian Zapeta, was arrested for setting a sleeping woman ablaze in a subway.
The 33-year-old man, who was apprehended on Sunday following his identification by high school students, faces charges of first and second-degree murder, as well as arson.
According to Gateway Pundit, Zapeta was a habitual user of the synthetic drug K2, a fact corroborated by his homeless shelter roommate, Raymond Robinson. Robinson, who shared a room with Zapeta, revealed to the New York Post that the Guatemalan migrant was a heavy drinker who would often lose control after consuming K2. "He said, Im going out to make my normal run, then the next thing I hear what he did on the news, Robinson shared, adding that Zapeta would consume about $30 worth of the drug daily.
Robinson's account paints a picture of a man who was frequently intoxicated, often talking to himself when high, but never showing signs of violence. "He smoked K2, drank and bugged out, Robinson stated. He would bug out and talk to himself when he was high, but he never harmed nobody or himself. When he wasnt high hed talk like were talking regular.
In his interaction with the police, Zapeta claimed to have been so inebriated that he had no recollection of setting the woman on fire. "The migrants mainly get up in the morning, leave and come back drunk, Robinson said. He would come back drunk most days.
The horrifying incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station. The unsuspecting woman, who was asleep on the train, was set on fire by Zapeta, who then sat calmly on a bench, watching her die. The Hill reported that the investigators do not believe that Zapeta knew his victim, who remains unidentified.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, as reported by the Associated Press, said, Officers who were on patrol on an upper level of that station smelled and saw smoke and went to investigate. What they saw was a person standing inside the train car fully engulfed in flames. The police managed to extinguish the fire, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Zapeta, who had previously been deported under the Trump administration, had managed to return to the United States. He is due to appear in court again on Friday. This incident underscores the need for stringent immigration policies and effective measures to combat drug abuse, issues that are central to conservative values.
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