New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot on Long Island, is now facing charges in the case.

A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last year.

The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a Long Island traffic stop turned himself in to police Monday morning. Thomas Mascia, 27, whose claim that he was shot and wounded by a driver on the Southern State Parkway last October prompted a criminal probe,