JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) seasonal park ranger, accused of stabbing himself in an "elaborate hoax," worked briefly as a police officer in Lafayette before the police department moved to terminate him.

Callum Heskett is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges . The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said he stabbed himself in the abdomen with his pocket knife at Staunton State Park, then created a false story about how he got his injuries. Court documents say Heskett told authorities a man at the park attacked him after the man cursed about "the police." CPW said Heskett was working as a seasonal park ranger.

New officers typically go through several months of field training after they graduate from a police academy. The hands-on training per

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