After two decades since a cold-blooded murder left a New York City cab driver dead in Connecticut, U.S. Marshals and Dublin Police have captured a long-sought suspect. 38-year-old Mohammad Ali, charged with the 2005 murder of Mureed Hussain, was arrested without incident in Dublin, Ohio, marking a new chapter in a case that had gathered years of dust on shelves of unresolved tragedies. According to ABC6, Ali's apprehension occurred on the 4000 block of Wyandotte Woods Boulevard, bringing some measure of closure to a story that ended Hussain's life prematurely on the side of a road in Connecticut.
The case, which began with the discovery of Hussain's body off Route 159 in Windsor Locks, had gone cold until a resurgence of investigative efforts. Windsor Locks Police Department revisited the grim mosaic of evidence and, armed with advancements in forensic technology, painted a clearer picture of that February night in 2005. As reported by WBNS, the reexamined facts led to a January 2025 indictment and the issuing of an arrest warrant for Ali, charting a course for justice that had long seemed adrift.
An international fugitive for nearly 20 years, Ali was finally tracked down thanks to a collaborative effort between the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (FAST) and the Dublin Police. The swift operation culminated in Ali being taken to the Franklin County Jail, where he awaits extradition back to Connecticut. This information comes courtesy of a statement released by the U.S. Marshals Service, which was detailed in a The Columbus Dispatch article.
While the arrest of Ali marks a significant step in pursuing justice, the case remains active, with further suspects implicated. Hussain remembered as a nascent cab driver braving New York's streets, had his journey cut short in a tragedy that bespeaks to darker turns in the human story. The pursuit of truth, hinging on a blend of old-fashioned police work and cutting-edge science, binds a fragmented narrative of a life lost with the hope for answers that could soothe the wrench of unresolved grief.
