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A former New York state trooper was sentenced on Wednesday to six months behind bars after he shot himself in the leg and falsely claimed that he was wounded by an unknown gunman.

Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty in May to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. Mascia, who had been a trooper since 2019, resigned in January after he was suspended without pay while state police conducted a criminal investigation into the shooting.

In addition to prison time, Mascia was given five years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health treatment and pay nearly $290,000 in restitution in Nassau County court in Mineola.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly criticized Masci

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