A former New York State trooper has admitted ... triggering a manhunt, when the trooper had in fact accidentally shot himself in the leg. Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty on May 21 at Nassau County ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, dodged a three-year prison sentence when he admitted Wednesday in Nassau County court to falsely claiming an armed driver shot him in the leg during a late-night traffic stop ...

New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia. On Wednesday, Mascia formally accepted his plea. “You knew this was a lie and chose to do it anyway?” Mascia was asked by Jared Rosenblatt, of the ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday ... prompting a regionwide search. Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years ...

A former New York State trooper accused of faking his own shooting ... As part of the plea deal, 27-year-old Thomas Mascia is expected to be sentenced to a six-month jail term followed by five ...

He became a trooper in 2019 and resigned in January after being suspended without pay while state police launched a criminal investigation into the shooting. Mascia's parents, Dorothy and Thomas ...

An ex-Long Island-based state trooper admitted in court Wednesday ... assailant on the Southern State Parkway last year. Thomas J. Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, who resigned from the force ...