A disgraced state trooper who faked his own shooting in an apparent bid to get attention from a love interest got hit with prison time in a Nassau County courtroom Wednesday — while his parents will get no jail time on a separate gun rap.

Thomas Mascia, 27, cut a plea deal in May that got him six months behind bars after admitting that he shot himself and lied about a mysterious motorist wounding him during a late-night traffic stop on Oct. 30, 2024 — all to impress an ex-girlfriend.

“Believe me, this was premeditated and planned,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly told reporters. “There was an ex-girlfriend he was trying to impress, and believed that he wanted the public to see him as a hero.

Disgraced state trooper Thomas Mascia, who faked his own shooting, got off with a slap on the wrist in a Nassau County courtroom Wednesday. Dennis A. Clark

In court, Judge Robert Bogle slammed the disgraced trooper for violating his oath before sentencing him. Dennis A. Clark

“He wanted sympathy,” Donnelly said. “He wanted attention, and he didn’t care what it cost to get it.”

Sources said the woman, who has not been identified, was a Long Island nurse who had just broken up with Mascia.

On the night he shot himself, the shameless trooper asked first-responders to take him to Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital, knowing she was on duty that night, the sources said.

In court on Wednesday, Judge Robert Bogle slammed the disgraced trooper for violating his oath before sentencing him.

“To say that you failed to meet those standards is a drastic understatement,” Bogle said. “I hope during your incarceration you will reflect on your misdeeds and abuse of official authority.

Mascia’s parents, Thomas and Dorothy, were hit with weapons charges but got off on Wednesday with probation and fines of $375 and $250, respectively. Dennis A. Clark

“Everyone started out rooting for you,” the judge added. “But you led us on fraud and dangerous, outrageous behavior,” calling the phony manhunt a “wild goose chase.”

Prosecutors said the scheming cop pulled off the “pathetic” stunt on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead to gain sympathy from colleagues to impress the “unrequited love,” who has not been identified.

Donnelly said he telegraphed the scam with telling online searches, including for the phrase “liver shot” and an article titled, “Trigger Warning: How does it feel to get shot?’”

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Mascia also texted a pal, claiming he had a “sixth sense” that something bad would happen to him.

“Last time I had this feeling I got hit by a truck” — a reference to an earlier wreck that prosecutors said was also staged. 

The night of the incident, the trooper even scattered bullet casings along the roadway to try to sell the ruse.

Mascia’s parents will get no jail time on a separate gun rap. Brigitte Stelzer

He was later taken to Nassau University Medical Center, then released in a wheelchair during a traditional police “walkout” on Nov. 1, with dozens of law enforcement officers on hand.

The lie sparked a manhunt in the region for the alleged cop-shooter, costing cops in the New York metro area, sending law enforcement on a massive search for the fictitious “African-American” shooter.

Mascia, who resigned in disgrace on Jan. 24, faced three years behind bars, but got a break from Nassau County prosecutors in May when he pleaded guilty to official misconduct and tampering with evidence in exchange for a six-month prison term and five years of probation.

Prosecutors defended the deal at the time, noting that Mascia would be spending time behind bars and will also have to pay $289,511 in restitution and a fine of $375.

He was originally due to be sentenced in August but the proceedings were pushed back.

Mascia was also served with an order of protection in court on Wednesday, but it is not entirely clear if the woman in question is the ex-girlfriend he was trying to impress. 

Mascia cut a sweetheart deal in May after admitting that he shot himself and lied about a mysterious motorist wounding him during a late-night traffic stop on Oct. 30, 2024.

The dirty trooper’s parents, Thomas and Dorothy Mascia, were hit with weapons charges but got off on Wednesday with probation and fines of $375 and $250, respectively.

“The actions of Thomas Mascia were a deliberate betrayal of the public’s trust,” State Police Superintendent Steven James said after the trooper cut his plea deal in May.

“His false report not only endangered the safety of responding officers and the public, but also undermined the credibility of every trooper who serves with honor and integrity,” James said.

Meanwhile, the ex-trooper’s lawyer said his client was “mortified at his behavior” and regrets pulling off the stunt.

“It was a mistake, he regrets it, and he’ll have to live with it the rest of his life,” attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said. “The reasons we’re here, obviously, are because of mental health issues.

“It’s like nobody really wants to discuss the elephant in the room, which is, why did this occur?” he said. “It doesn’t just occur out of the blue. It occurs because it was a result of many years of mental health issues that were never treated.”