Colorado sheriff's deputies launched a massive search for a man wanted for stabbing a park ranger — only to learn the reported attack was an "elaborate hoax," officials said Thursday

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