Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is calling for the speedy trial, conviction and execution of the man accused in connection with the horrific killing of a woman who was burned alive on a street. New York City subway.
The outspoken Republican took to social media on Tuesday to address the incident in which Guatemalan national Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was accused of setting a woman on fire while on a train in Brooklyn.
“Death penalty, don't waste money on a lengthy trial. Convict and put him to death. What he did is absolutely evil,” Green declared in a post on X. “I can't watch the video anymore. How did this happen? It seems like no one tried to save her. Maybe they did, but it doesn't seem like that.”
Zabetta faces charges of first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson, with a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, gestures as she speaks as U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Green is not the only member of Congress to express his opinion on this issue.
Representative Ana Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida, also called for the death penalty.
“Death penalty,” she tweeted.
representative. Andy Biggs“A woman was intentionally set on fire on the subway today. Democrats' soft-crime policies aren't working,” the Arizona Republican declared in a post on X.
Sebastian Zabieta, accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train, appears in court, Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Curtis Media across the pool)
New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted during Sunday's remarks that Zabetta “used what we believe was a lighter to ignite the victim's clothing, which became completely soaked within seconds.” Assistant Prosecutor Ari Rotenberg claimed in court on Tuesday that the suspect set the fire with a shirt.
Zabetta is scheduled to appear in court on December 27, according to online records.
Sebastian Zabieta, accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train, appears in court, Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Curtis Media across the pool)
A spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement that Zabeta was removed from the United States in 2018 and then… He returned to the country illegally Sometime “at an unknown date and place.”
Fox News' Bill Melogen contributed to this report
