Man arrested after firing gun in IHOP over alleged affair

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 09:33 · Archive

A 28-year-old Indiana man was arrested after allegedly firing a gun inside an IHOP while confronting a cook he believed was sleeping with his wife.

Austen Wable, 28, entered an IHOP in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday afternoon and accused a cook of having relations with his wife. Police were dispatched after receiving reports of a man with a gun inside the restaurant. An IHOP employee described Wable as extremely drunk and told authorities that Wable pushed the cook while accusing him. When Wable pointed a handgun at the cook, the employee attempted to intervene and disarm him. During the struggle, the weapon discharged. An employee told authorities they believed Wable accidentally shot himself in the leg during the scuffle.

After the shooting, Wable chased the cook into the parking lot armed with a knife. He then fled the restaurant in a vehicle, sparking a police pursuit. Authorities said Wable reached speeds exceeding 110 mph, weaved through traffic and drove on the wrong side of the road. According to court documents, the pursuit ended when Wable crashed into a two-storey brick house.

Wable has been charged with three Level 5 felonies: shooting a firearm into an inhabited building, intimidation with a deadly weapon, and unlawful carrying of a handgun. A single Level 5 felony carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison.

How it is being reported

• Indiana gunman accuses IHOP cook of having sex with his wife before chasing him with knife: court docsAn Indiana gunman stormed into an IHOP restaurant accusing a cook of having sex with his wife – before chasing him in the parking lot armed with a knife and leading cops on a 110mph police chase, according to court documents. Austen Wable, 28, charged into the pancake house chain’s eatery in Muncie on Thursday...New York Post · 14 Oct, 09:05
• Suspect arrested after confronting IHOP cook he believed was having an affair with his wifeAn employee told investigators that Austen Wable pushed the cook while yelling, ‘You f***** my b**** bro’Independent World · 13 Oct, 21:29

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