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Teen gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway

A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison

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As of June 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison.
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Left / center-leftTeen gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway

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ABC NewsNews report · Jun 23, 10:51 PM

Teen gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway

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A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 23, 10:02 PM

High school senior gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway

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A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison.

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Jun 23, 10:02 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jun 23, 10:51 PM: ABC News joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.