A former New York state trooper who faked his own shooting and sparked a massive manhunt for a made-up suspect was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail and five years probation.

Thomas Mascia, 28, had been facing up to four years in prison, but instead took a deal in exchange for pleading guilty to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct.

He was also ordered to pay $289,511 in restitution as part of his plea deal in May.

Mascia claimed he was shot in the leg by an unknown, masked gunman while attending to a disabled vehicle on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway last October.

A manhunt for a suspect followed before investigators determined Mascia had actually shot himself at a park and staged the scene on the roadway.

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