Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty in connection with the Oct. 30 incident that resulted ... An ex-Long Island-based state trooper admitted in court that he shot himself in the leg and then lied to ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FILE - Former New York State Trooper, Thomas Mascia, center, leaves Nassau County District Court after his arraignment, Jan. 27, 2025 in Hempstead, N.Y. (Howard Schnapp for Newsday via AP, file) ...

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.