Prosecutors in Texas have decided not to pursue the death penalty for Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, accused of beheading motel manager Chandra Nagamallaiah in a brutal incident last year.
DALLAS, TX – Prosecutors in Texas have announced that they will not seek the death penalty against Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, the man accused of beheading a motel manager in a shocking crime last year.
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot filed a notice indicating that the state will refrain from pursuing capital punishment in the case against the 37-year-old Cobos-Martinez, who is charged with the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah. The notice does not provide any details regarding the rationale behind this decision. If convicted, Cobos-Martinez faces a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under Texas law…