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Gruesome Details of Dallas Motel Beheading | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a Cuban national with a violent criminal history, was released by ICE due to lack of deportation flights and charged with capital murder after the attack.

  • On September 10, 2025, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez allegedly killed motel manager Chandra Nagamallaiah in a brutal attack at a motel located in downtown Dallas.
  • Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a 37-year-old Cuban immigrant with a significant record of violent offenses, was discharged under supervision from ICE detention in early 2025 due to the absence of deportation flights to Cuba.
  • Surveillance footage and witness accounts show Cobos-Martinez retrieved a machete and brutally attacked Nagamallaiah, who suffered decapitation in front of his wife and son.
  • Police arrested Cobos-Martinez shortly after the attack, finding him bloodied and holding the machete, and ICE officials assisted in interrogation, describing the violence as unthinkable and preventable.
  • The incident sparked criticism of ICE's decision-making, highlighting the need for stronger oversight in immigration and criminal justice systems when handling violent offenders.
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NBC Dallas-Fort Worth broke the news in Fort Worth, United States on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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