US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of Chandra Mouli “Bob” Nagamallaiah, a 50-year-old motel manager of Indian origin, who was beheaded in Dallas, Texas, in front of his wife and teenage son by a coworker with prior arrests. Trump used the incident to call for tougher immigration enforcement, blaming failures in previous policy for allowing the suspect, a Cuban national, to remain in the country and vowing full prosecution.
Dallas law enforcement says the accused, 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, was arrested and charged with capital murder. He is being held without bond and on an immigration detainer. According to the arrest affidavit, Cobos-Martinez had been released earlier this year despite a final removal order because Cuba refused to accept him due to his criminal record.
Investigators describe a verbal dispute over a broken washing machine at the Downtown Suites motel that escalated when Nagamallaiah asked another employee to translate instructions instead of speaking directly to Cobos-Martinez. The accused left, retrieved a machete, and later chased Nagamallaiah across the parking lot, continuing to attack even as his wife and son attempted to intervene. Victim’s belongings were searched, the head severed, then discarded in a dumpster, the affidavit alleges.
Cobos-Martinez’s criminal history spans convictions and arrests in California, Florida and Texas. Among them are convictions for carjacking and prior charges involving child indecency and assault. Authorities note that at the time of the killing he also had a warrant for probation violation.
Trump said Cobos-Martinez “should have never been in our Country,” asserting that previous administration policies enabled his release and calling for accountability. He named his appointees — including the Secretary of Homeland Security, Attorney General, and border enforcement officials — as working to “make America safe again,” pledging that the accused would “be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law” and charged with first-degree murder.
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