Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a swift trial and death penalty for the suspect accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York subway.
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Rep.MarjorieTaylorGreene,R-Ga.,iscallingfortheswifttrial,conviction,andexecutionofthemanchargedinconnectionwiththegruesomemurderofawomanburnedaliveonaNewYorkCitysubway.
TheoutspokenRepublicantooktosocialmediaonTuesdaytoaddresstheincident,inwhichGuatemalannationalSebastianZapeta,33,isaccusedofsettingawomanonfirewhileonatraininBrooklyn.
“Deathpenalty,don’twastemoneyonalengthytrial.Convicthimandfinishhim.Whathedidissoincrediblyevil,”GreenedeclaredinapostonX.“Ican’twatchthevideoanymore.Andhowitseemslikenoonetriedtosaveherisbeyondme.Maybetheydidbutitdoesn’tseemlikeit.”
Zapetafaceschargesoffirst-andsecond-degreemurder,andfirst-degreearson,withamaximumsentenceoflifeimprisonmentwithnoparole.
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