NYC teen gets 5 years for subway arson attack on homeless m…

Bus Crash New York City New York in New York City, New York: A 19-year-old New York City high school senior, Hiram Carrero, set a sleeping homeless man on fire aboard a Manhattan subway train in the early morning hours of June 23, 2026. The victim suffered critical burns and extensive scarring and was transported to a hospital burn unit for intensive treatment of permanent and disfiguring injuries. Carrero pleaded guilty in March 2026 to a federal arson charge and was sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison in Manhattan federal court.