A New York State Trooper found himself on the other side of the law -- and behind bars -- after he shot himself in the leg and blamed it on someone else, all in what the DA says was a move to impress ...

Thomas Mascia was so desperate to get his nurse ex-girlfriend back that he shot himself and asked to be taken to her hospital ...

A former trooper has been sentenced to six months in jail and five years' probation for fabricating a story about being shot ...

Thomas J. Mascia, 28, pleaded guilty in May to a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence, as well as two ...

A former New York state trooper who admitted staging a fake crime scene, shooting himself in the leg and saying someone else ...

A former New York State Trooper was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday, Oct. 22, after shooting himself in the leg ...

A former New York state trooper was sentenced to six months behind bars after he shot himself in the leg and falsely claimed ...

Former New York State trooper Thomas Mascia, of West Hempstead, was sentenced to six months in prison and five years ...

Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty over the summer​ to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official ...

A former New York state trooper who faked his own shooting and sparked a massive manhunt for a made-up suspect was sentenced ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, cut a sweetheart deal in May after admitting that he shot himself and lied about a mysterious motorist wounding him during a late-night traffic stop on Oct. 30, 2024.

Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty in May to tampering with physical evidence, third-degree falsely reporting an incident, and ...