A now-former New York State Police trooper admitted he shot himself and then fabricated a story about being ambushed on a Long Island highway, triggering a massive, multi-state manhunt. Thomas ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...

NY state trooper Thomas Mascia said he was shot lin October trying to help a Southern State Parkway driver.

Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia leaves Nassau County District Court after his arraignment in Hempstead, N.Y., on Jan. 27. Howard Schnapp / Newsday via Getty Images file May 21, 2025 ...

Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years probation and continued mental health treatment. Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting ...

Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years probation and continued mental health treatment. Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting ...

Former New York state trooper Thomas Mascia leaves Nassau County court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, after pleading guilty to charges that he shot himself and lied about it.

Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years probation and continued mental health treatment. Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting ...

Former New York state trooper Thomas Mascia leaves Nassau County court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, after pleading guilty to charges that he shot himself and lied about it. (AP ...

Former New York state trooper Thomas Mascia leaves Nassau County court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, after pleading guilty to charges that he shot himself and lied about it.

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, ...