Indiana man accused of threatening IHOP cook with gun arrested after high-speed chase
An Indiana man was arrested after allegedly threatening an IHOP cook with a gun during a drunken confrontation in Muncie, then fleeing police at high speed. The incident matters because a gun was fired during the dispute, and the man was already barred from carrying a firearm following a previous conviction.
Police say Austen Geoffery Wable, 28, accused the cook of having sex with his wife and chased him outside with a knife after an employee intervened. Officers later found him with a gunshot wound; he allegedly drove away in his wife’s SUV at more than 110 mph before crashing into a house. He faces preliminary charges including criminal recklessness, intimidation and operating while intoxicated with endangerment, and was being held without bail pending a hearing.
- A gun was fired during a dispute at an Indiana IHOP.
- The suspect allegedly fled police at over 110 mph.
- He was barred from carrying a firearm after a 2021 conviction.
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Muncie is a city in Indiana, in the United States. IHOP is a restaurant chain, and its cooks and other staff serve customers on site.
Indiana law restricts some people with previous convictions from carrying guns. Police say a gun was fired during the dispute, and that the man involved was subject to such a restriction. The case involves allegations of threats and dangerous driving, as well as questions about firearm access and public safety.
The charges are preliminary, meaning they are allegations at this stage of the legal process. A court will consider the evidence before deciding whether the man is guilty.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Chaos erupts in IHOP as man storms in firing gun and accusing cook of sleeping with his wife”.