A seasonal park ranger accused of creating a stabbing hoax at Colorado's Staunton State Park last month had lasted only nine months in a job as a police officer before the incident.

Callum Heskett, 26, is facing multiple charges in connection with the Aug. 19 incident, including attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with physical evidence, false reporting and reckless endangerment, court records show. He has not been formally charged and additional charges could be forthcoming.

Callum Heskett is seen in a booking image at the Jefferson County Jail after allegedly lying to police about a stabbing incident while he was a seasonal park ranger at Staunton State Park. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Investigators accuse Heskett of contriving a story that he had been at

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