Man beheaded with machete at Dallas motel, head put in the trash, police say
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A man is dead after an apparent stabbing and beheading at a Dallas motel on Wednesday morning.
Investigators said the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, put the victim's head in the trash. He was seen in a blood-soaked T-shirt as Dallas police took him into custody.
Members of the Dallas Police patrol unit tracked down Cobos-Martinez moments after he took off from the murder scene at the Downtown Suites.
"Iām really shocked," Nancy Pineda said.
Pineda works next door to the motel. She said police swarmed Samuell Boulevard shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
"There was a lady who came in here and told me there was a guy running or something," Pineda said.
A witness who did not want to be identified told NBC 5 the victim first yelled for help, then ran toward his wife and son, who were in the motel office.
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ORDANIS COBOS-MARTINEZ was released from ICE custody by the Biden admin on 1/13/2025, one week before Trump took office, due to "no significant likelihood of removal in the forseeable future". The Biden admin didn't believe they could enforce his deportation order and remove him because Cuba doesn't cooperate, and they did not conduct third party country deportations the way the Trump administration does. (sending aliens to countries they aren't nationals of).
Cobos-Martinez has a prior criminal history of: False imprisonment in CA (unknown disposition) Indecency with a child in Texas (dismissed) Grand theft of vehicle in Florida (dismissed) Carjacking & false imprisonment in CA (acquitted on carjacking, convicted of false imprisonment).