Ex-state trooper to plead guilty to criminal charges

Ex-state trooper to plead guilty to criminal charges

Former New York State Trooper, Thomas Mascia, center, leaves Nassau County District Court ( Howard Schnapp for Newsday via AP)

Sources say Thomas Mascia the ex-state trooper who claimed he was shot in the line of duty is expected to plead guilty to official misconduct, tampering with evidence and filing a false report.

Mascia’s parents will also reportedly plead guilty to an illegal weapon charge when they are in court on May 7.

Mascia had claimed he was shot by a man on the Southern State Parkway but investigators said Mascia shot himself and then lied.