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Dallas Motel Beheading Case: Suspect Held Without Bond as Community Raises $200,000 Ahead of Today’s Funeral

Police cite surveillance video plus an arrest affidavit indicating the attack followed a dispute over a broken washing machine.

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, accused of beheading his manager with a machete during a workplace dispute, is facing a capital murder charge - Dallas, TX., September 10, 2025 (Dallas Police Department)
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Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, suspect in Dallas killing
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Overview

  • Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged with capital murder and is jailed without bond under an ICE detainer after police say he admitted the killing.
  • Investigators say he left a room, retrieved a machete, chased manager Chandramouli “Bob” Nagamallaiah, 50, and decapitated him in front of his wife and 18-year-old son.
  • Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel saw the suspect covered in blood, followed him from the motel, and directed police who arrested him nearby with the weapon and the victim’s key card and phone.
  • ICE officials say the Cuban national was previously released from custody when Cuba refused repatriation, with records showing prior arrests in Florida and Texas.
  • A public fundraiser for the victim’s family has raised about $200,000, and funeral services are set for Saturday afternoon at Flower Mound Family Funeral Home.