Man opened fire in IHOP, yelling at cook, ‘You f—ed my b— bro,’ before crashing car into brick house: Police

A 28-year-old Indiana man is accused of firing a gun inside an IHOP while accusing a cook of sleeping with his wife, before leading police on a high-speed chase that ended with him crashing into a brick house.

Austen Geoffery Leigh Wable faces six preliminary felony charges, including shooting a firearm into an inhabited building, intimidation with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a handgun, pointing a firearm, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, court records show.

Officers with the Muncie Police Department responded to the IHOP in the 3300 block of North Chadam Lane on Oct. 8 after a caller reported that a man had entered the restaurant with a gun and opened fire. The caller said the incident began with the suspect accusing one of the cooks of having sex with his wife, Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN reported…

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