A Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger at Staunton State Park staged his own stabbing attack, prompting a massive search effort before investigators discovered it was an elaborate hoax. Arrest papers reveal the ranger researched "abdominal injuries" and related topics online multiple times before stabbing himself and lying about being attacked.

A Colorado park ranger faces felony charges after investigators say he fabricated a stabbing attack that triggered a massive manhunt and community lockdowns.

Authorities believe the ranger stabbed himself in the abdomen then claimed a man attacked him saying something to the effect of “(Expletive) the police,” according to an arrest