Ex -ny state trinoper shot, falsely claimed that he was wounded by an unknown attacker: prosecutors
AND Former State of New York policeman He was arrested and accused after allegedly shot in the leg and falsely reported that he had been wounded by an unknown attacker.
Thomas Mascia, 27, shot last year at Hempstead Lake State Park before driving a highway Long island And calling for help, prosecutors said on Monday.
He was also accused of planting shells at the place where he allegedly shot.
Mascia has been charged with officially inconsistent behavior, touching the evidence and lying of documents.
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Former state soldier of New York, Thomas Mascia, Center, leaves District Court Nassa, after his sentence, Monday, January 27, 2025 at Hemptead, New York. (Howard Schnapp for Newsday by AP)
Since 2019, Mascia has been a soldier before he resigned on Friday. Was suspended without a salary in November after the state police launched a Criminal investigation in the shooting.
His parents, Dorothy and Thomas, were also charged with the firearm of the firearm after the caliber pistol .22 used in the shooting was found in their West Hempstead Bedroom, according to prosecutors.
Three stated that they were not guilty and were released until the next harsh date, scheduled for February 5th.
Prosecutors said in court submissions that Mascia had shown herself in an apparent attempt to give attention and compassion.
The New York State Police Logotype was shown in a state police officer near Dannemore, New York, on Friday, June 12, 2015. (AP)
District Prosecutor Nassau Anne Donnelly said after hearing that the Mascian actions were “unconscious” deception.
“He knew the fear he would create it, and he did it anyway,” she said.
The family lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, said Mascia has been suffering from untreated mental health issues for years.
“There are many fewer difficult and fewer dangerous ways to collect sympathy that do not involve cracking of yourself,” he said. “And now the whole family suffers for it as they usually do in such situations.”
Mascia claimed that on October 30, the driver of a black limo, which was parked on his left shoulder, Southern State Parkway, shot him into the leg.
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A New York State Police Vehicle. (State Police in New York/FB)
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He assumed that the driver escaped in the direction of New York in a car with a temporary New Jersey registration, which led the authorities to start Manhunt, which lasted several days.
Police said there was no video recording of the incident because the massacine body of the body was not activated at the time.
Mascian’s father was discharged from the New York Police Directorate in 1993 after admitting guilty of charges of cocaine distribution.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
