Judge sentences New York high school senior who set homeless man on fire on subway

A high school senior who admitted to setting a sleeping homeless man on fire on the New York City subway last year has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. After Hiram Carrero pleaded guilty in March, Judge Lewis J. Liman gave the 19-year-old a prison term that is six months longer than the mandatory minimum for arson, but shorter than the eight-year maximum federal prosecutors asked for. Prosecutors said in court filings that Carrero’s "heinous actions" on December 1, 2025, left t