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FILE-Chimney Rock, right, is photographed at Staunton State Park in Pine, Colorado on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

A Colorado park ranger who claimed to have been attacked and stabbed has been arrested after investigators determined his story was allegedly part of a hoax that prompted authorities to launch a search and lock down several schools.

Callum Heskett, 26, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with attempting to influence a public servant and tampering with evidence, both felonies. He also faces misdemeanor charges of false reporting to authorities, reckless endangerment, obstructing government operations and second-degree official misconduct.

Investigators said inconsistencies in his story

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