West Pawlet, Vt. -- Vermont police say a man who told them he'd been stabbed Halloween night by someone dressed in a gorilla costume admitted to fabricating the claim.
Donald Gould, 22, of West Pawlet, Vt., called police Halloween night to say he answered a knock on his door and was stabbed by a person wearing a dark-colored gorilla costume, the (Glens Falls, N.Y.) Post-Star reported Sunday.
Gould suffered a minor puncture wound in his arm and was taken to Glens Falls Hospital, just over the state line in New York, treated and released.
Vermont State Police said after questioning numerous potential suspects and interviewing Gould several more times, Gould admitted he made up the claim.
