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By June Mercer | November 9, 2026
Monday brought no new arrest or incident releases from Dutchess County agencies, with the Sheriff's newest release still the October 30 Drug Task Force arrest. The day's public-safety news is follow-up reporting in the Brooklyn jogger killing this blotter has tracked since Saturday. The defendant's plea is now confirmed, and the victim's organ donations, confirmed Sunday, saved four lives.
Mohassib Pleads Not Guilty in Brooklyn Jogger Killing
Sayed Mohassib, 27, pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn Criminal Court to three charges in the killing of Katie Suarez, 28: second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
This blotter first reported the charge in the November 7 blotter and his arraignment in the November 8 blotter. Yesterday's edition reported his late-Saturday arraignment, remand without bail, and the unsealed complaint. Reports available at that time did not include a plea. FOX 5 New York and Marathon Handbook, citing CBS New York, confirmed the not-guilty plea today.
Mohassib remains held without bail. He is scheduled to return to court Tuesday, November 10.
An NYC Public Schools spokesperson confirmed Mohassib has been suspended. The city is moving to terminate him pending the criminal case outcome, FOX 5 New York reported.
City Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso, state Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Assemblymember-elect Chris McCreight issued a joint statement saying the case "raises serious questions about how he came to be employed in a local public school." Marathon Handbook, citing CBS New York, reported that police sources said Mohassib kept going to work at P.S. 200 in the days after the October 30 attack. P.S. 200 is the Brooklyn elementary school where he worked as a teacher's aide.
Charges are accusations; defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Source: FOX 5 New York | Marathon Handbook
Suarez's Organs Saved Four Lives
LiveOnNY confirmed Sunday that Katie Suarez, a registered organ donor, donated five of her organs to four people on the national transplant waitlist. This blotter reported Suarez's death and the charge against Mohassib in the November 8 blotter. Three recipients were in New York; one was in Florida. Their ages ranged from 12 to 75.
She donated her heart, both kidneys, her liver and her pancreas, and she also donated her corneas.
Leonard Achan, president and CEO of LiveOnNY, said: "This is an unimaginable loss for any parent and family. That Katie thought of others in being a registered donor is a powerful testament to her generosity and will ensure that she will live on through these gifts of life."
Suarez was a bank teller and Brooklyn College graduate, training for the NYC Marathon at the time of the attack. She was stabbed on Shore Parkway Greenway on Friday, October 30. She was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in critical condition and died Monday, November 2.
Source: People | New York Post
Two Court Dates on Tuesday, and No New Local Releases
Two court dates from earlier blotter editions fall Tuesday, November 10. Mohassib returns to Brooklyn Criminal Court, and Nicholus Peterson has a court date in the Hyde Park homicide case, first reported here November 6. No new developments are reported in either case tonight.
As of publication, no release dated November 9 was found from any Dutchess County public-safety agency. That includes the Sheriff's Office, whose newest release remains the October 30 Drug Task Force arrest; the City and Town of Poughkeepsie police departments; Hyde Park, Beacon, and Fishkill police; the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office; and State Police Troop K.
Veterans Day ceremonies across Dutchess County are Wednesday, November 11, covered in this blotter on November 7 and November 8.
