It was a fight over a washing machine with his employee that led to the beheading of the 50-year-old Indian-origin man Chandra Nagamallaiah, in Dallas. He was attacked with a machete by the assailant and his head was severed, reports said.

In his first reaction to the killing of Chandra Nagamallaiah, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Chandra Nagamallaiah, a well respected person in Dallas, Texas, who was brutally beheaded, in front of his wife and son, by an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Cuba who should have never been in our Country."

"This individual was previously arrested for terrible crimes, including child sex abuse, grand theft auto, and false imprisonment, but was released back into our Homeland under incompetent Joe Biden because Cuba did not want such an evil person in their Country," Trump said.

"Rest assured, the time for being soft on these Illegal Immigrant Criminals is OVER under my watch! Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Border Czar Tom Homan, and many others in my Administration, are doing an incredible job in, MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. This criminal, who we have in custody, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. He will be charged with murder in the first degree!" he said.

Who is Cuban immigrant Yordanis Cobos-Martinez?

A Cuban national, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez is accused of committing multiple crimes, including child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle, false imprisonment and carjacking in the past.

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez has a past final order of removal to Cuba, ICE said.

He was most recently in ICE Dallas custody at the Bluebonnet Detention Center until he was released on an Order of Supervision on January 13, 2025—under the Biden administration.

"This barbaric criminal was released because Cuba would not accept him because of his criminal history," U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement.

A fight over a washing machine that led to the murder

It was a fight over a washing machine with his employee that led to the beheading of the 50-year-old Indian man in Dallas. He was attacked with a machete by the assailant and his head was severed, reports said.

In the CCTV footage now available on social media, a man is seen chasing the victim, who is from the Indian state of Karnataka, with a machete.

Chandra Nagamallaiah, the victim, had reportedly asked 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez not to use the broken washing machine.

Instead of addressing Martinez directly, Nagamallaiah, 50, asked a female employee to translate his words.

The accused got infuriated, took a machete and stabbed him multiple times.

Though Nagamallaiah tried to flee the scene and run down the parking lot, he was chased down by Martinez who decapitated the victim and kicked his head.

Though Nagamallaiah's wife and teen son had tried to stop Martinez, the accused pushed them away and committed the act.