West Hempstead resident and former New York State trooper Thomas Mascia appeared for sentencing at Nassau County Court on Oct. 1.
In court, Mascia’s lawyer Matthew Cohan, with the Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, requested for the sentencing to be adjourned to a later date, which was granted. Mascia, along with his mother Dorothy and father Thomas, will return to court on Oct. 22.
Mascia was arrested in January after falsely claiming he was shot in the leg while patrolling near Exit 17 of the Southern State Parkway last October and setting off a multi-state manhunt.
In May, Mascia, 27, accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to charges of tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting and official misconduct. He was sentenced to spend six months in jail, serve five years of probation, fulfill court ordered mental health treatment, and pay restitution of $289,511.32.
There is also a full order of protection that was issued against Mascia from an unnamed ex-girlfriend. He waived his right to appeal the charges.
Mascia’s parents also accepted a plea deal after a firearm was discovered during a search of the family’s property. Mascia Sr., a former NYPD officer who pleaded guilty on a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 1993, is not allowed to possess a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces five years of probation. Dorothy accepted a plea agreement for criminal possession of a weapon and faces one year of conditional discharge.
Mascia and his parents were originally scheduled to surrender for sentencing on Aug. 20 but the appearance date was pushed to Aug. 27 after Mascia was hospitalized recently for attempting suicide.
