Overview

• Police say Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, retrieved a machete after a dispute over a broken washing machine and chased manager Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50.
• An arrest affidavit cites surveillance video and reports that the suspect admitted to the killing in a recorded interview as the victim’s wife and son tried to intervene.
• Investigators say the victim was decapitated and the head was placed in a dumpster, and first responders found the suspect still holding the machete.
• Jail records show Cobos-Martinez is held without bond on a capital murder charge with an immigration detainer, and DHS identifies him as a Cuban national previously released because Cuba would not accept his return.
• The Consulate General of India in Houston says it is assisting the family as community fundraisers move forward and funeral services are scheduled for Saturday.