The Colorado park ranger who agency officials say stabbed himself in an “ elaborate hoax ” last month previously washed out of police training after a multitude of poor evaluations, including on his ability to accept feedback and interact with the public.

Callum Heskett, 26, resigned in July 2024 when faced with termination from the Lafayette Police Department after only a month of training, a fraction of the required time, according to employment records.

During his brief stint at the police department, Heskett received low scores in nearly 90% of the training evaluation categories, his released personnel file shows.

Heskett failed to demonstrate “sufficient proficiency in critical areas needed to be a police officer,” Lafayette Police Chief Rick Bashor wrote in Heskett’s termination

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