Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a 27-year-old Alamo man accused of killing two men in a fatal March 2023 stabbing in McAllen, court records show. 

Carlos Antonio Cardenas Jr. is charged with capital murder of multiple persons and criminal attempted murder in connection with the stabbing.

A March 25 court filing shows Cardenas’ attorney was notified of the state’s intent to seek the death penalty. 

Cardenas was arrested after officers with the McAllen Police Department responded to a report of a “bleeding man at the front desk” of the Motel 6 on the 700 block of Expressway 83, according to previous reports.

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Cardenas was found at the scene with a knife.

The indictment against Cardenas identified the victims as Keith Henry Cole and Luis Eduardo Garza.

Ernest Galvan was identified in the indictment as a third individual that Cardenas “failed” to murder.

Cardenas was previously convicted on a 2017 charge of burglary of habitation, the indictment noted. He has been jailed since his initial arrest on a $906,000 bond.

Cardenas’ next court hearing is set for Wednesday, May 29.