"According to police sources, a task force comprised of NYPD, ATF, and the FDNY arrested 18-year-old Hiram Carrero at his Upper Manhattan home on Dec. 4. Carrero was charged with attempted murder, three counts of assault, criminal mischief, arson, and reckless endangerment."
"Cops say a 56-year-old homeless man fell asleep on the moving train moments earlier when Carrero allegedly approached him, then set his pants ablaze. As the perpetrator took off running and boarded another train, an MTA conductor spotted the victim, wandering out of the train car with his lower body on fire and immediately dialed 911."
"Officers from the Midtown North Precinct and NYPD Transit District 1 responded to the scene. EMS rushed the victim to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for what police described as significant burn injuries. Carrero was questioned at the 9th Precinct and, on Dec. 4, detectives, FDNY fire marshals and"
Hiram Carrero, 18, was arrested at his Upper Manhattan home on Dec. 4 by a task force of NYPD, ATF and FDNY. He faces charges including attempted murder, three counts of assault, criminal mischief, arson and reckless endangerment and is expected to be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Authorities say the incident occurred on a Harlem-bound 3 train near 34th Street-Penn Station when Carrero allegedly set a sleeping 56-year-old homeless man’s pants on fire and fled. The victim suffered significant burn injuries and was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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