Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty in connection with the Oct. 30 incident that resulted in a multistate search for a nonexistent ...

Thomas Mascia, former NYS trooper who shot himself and then lied about it last year on Long Island, has pleaded guilty.

A disgraced New York State trooper who deliberately shot himself during a Long Island traffic stop and then lied about it — allegedly to impress a woman — secured a sweet plea deal of six ...

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 Mascia, ...

A former New York state trooper admitted in court Wednesday to staging a fake crime scene, shooting himself in the leg and saying someone else did it — as part of what prosecutors say was an effort to ...

As part of the plea deal, 27-year-old Thomas Mascia is expected to be sentenced ... him while he was checking on a disabled vehicle on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway.

MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) -- Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia was back in court Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty. Thomas Mascia, 27, is charged with shooting himself and then ...

A former New York State trooper has admitted to falsely reporting that he was shot by a "dark-skinned" man, triggering a ...

Authorities have launched a criminal investigation, along with their internal one, in the case of a now-suspended New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island's Southern ...

Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years probation and continued mental health treatment as he formally changed his not guilty plea during a court appearance.

"The actions of Thomas Mascia were a deliberate betrayal of the public's trust," State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said.