A Cuban national recently released from U.S. immigration custody is facing capital murder charges following the shocking beheading of a Dallas motel manager Wednesday morning, an incident that has intensified debate over immigration enforcement and the handling of criminal illegal aliens.
Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, allegedly attacked 50-year-old Chandra Nagamallaiah at the Downtown Suites motel in Old East Dallas at approximately 9:30 a.m., according to police reports.
Cobos-Martinez reportedly wielded a machete, striking Nagamallaiah multiple times before decapitating him over a broken washing machine.
Resist the Mainstream reviewed the graphic surveillance footage, which captured the beheading, along with the suspect kicking the victim’s severed head before tossing it into a nearby dumpster.
Dallas police apprehended Cobos-Martinez minutes later while he was still armed and covered in blood.
Assistant Chief Terrance Rhodes commended officers for exercising restraint during the arrest.
Authorities confirmed that Cobos-Martinez admitted to the killing in a recorded statement and is currently being held in Dallas County Jail under an immigration detainer.
Officials said Cobos-Martinez had been living and working at the motel, KHOU 11 reports.
Witnesses described a confrontation between him and Nagamallaiah prior to the attack, after which the suspect retrieved the weapon and carried out the