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Teen Sentenced to Prison After Setting Sleeping Man on Fire on NYC Subway

A high school senior has been sentenced to serve five years and six months in prison six months after he set a man on fire on a New York City subway. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, announced in a press release on Tuesday, June 23, that Hiram Carrero had been sentenced by Judge Lewis J. Liman after he pleaded guilty to arson on March 5. The incident took place on December 1, 2025, when Carrero, 19, used paper to set a man on fire while he was sleeping on the subway, according to statements obtained by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Carrero started th...