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Driver charged with manslaughter, homicide in Brooklyn school bus hit-and-run

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Brooklyn man was indicted Wednesday for an East New York hit-and-run that left his passenger dead and another driver injured. Tyree Epps was charged on April 9 with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, speeding, driving without a license, disobeying stop signs, and leaving the scene…

Man accused of setting woman on fire aboard F train pleads not guilty to first-degree murder

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Jan. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses The suspect accused of burning a woman alive on the F train in Brooklyn last month was arraigned on a grand jury indictment Tuesday as faith leaders announced a memorial service for the victim. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arraigned before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on first-degree…