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Indiana gunman accuses IHOP cook of having sex with his wife before chasing him with knife: court docs

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Bradford, C. (2026, October 14). Indiana gunman accuses IHOP cook of having sex with his wife before chasing him with knife: court docs. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/us-news/indiana-gunman-austen-wable-accuses-ihop-cook-of-having-sex-with-his-wife-before-chasing-him-with-knife-court-docs/

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Austen Wable, 28, stormed into an IHOP restaurant in Muncie, Indiana, on Thursday after allegedly being informed that his wife had had sex with the cook there. Armed and intoxicated, Wable pursued the cook both inside and outside the restaurant, threatening him with a gun and later chasing him with a knife. After leaving the scene in his wife’s SUV, Wable led police on a high-speed chase reaching up to 110mph before crashing into a house. He faces three Level 5 felonies including shooting a firearm into an inhabited building and unlawful carrying of a handgun; each carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison.

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Austen Wable, 28, stormed into an IHOP restaurant in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday and accused a cook of having sex with his wife. Wable, who was reportedly extremely drunk, discharged his weapon but it accidentally hit him in the leg instead of the cook. After this incident, he chased the cook out into the parking lot armed with a knife. Wable then fled the scene in his wife’s Buick Enclave SUV, leading police on a high-speed chase that reached speeds of around 110mph before ending when he crashed the vehicle. He has since 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.

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“While both articles describe an incident involving a man accusing a cook of having sex with his wife and firing a gun at IHOP in Muncie, Article B mentions Wable chasing the cook with a knife and leading police on a high-speed chase, which is not mentioned in Article A.”

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An 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. uncertain

gunman → storm → documents

Austen Wable, 28, charged into the pancake house chain’s eatery in Muncie on Thursday – fired his weapon before turning his attention to the cook, WXIN reported. asserted

WXIN → charge → cook

“You f–ked my bitch, bro,” the enraged gunman, who said to be “extremely drunk,” shouted as he pushed the kitchen worker. asserted

he → f → worker

Wable allegedly pointed his gun at the cook but it discharged, leaving him with a gunshot wound in the leg. uncertain

it → point → leg

“I’m leaking,” he shouted, according to a witness, who later spoke with cops. uncertain

who → leak → cops

Wable’s beef with the cook continued into the parking lot where he allegedly chased the staffer with a knife. uncertain

he → continue → knife

It’s unclear whether he entered the restaurant armed with the blade. uncertain

he → ’ → blade

A furious Wable left the restaurant in his wife’s Buick Enclave SUV – and this sparked a police chase where he reached speeds of around 110mph, according to the documents. uncertain

he → leave → documents

The driver was traveling so fast the car almost went airborne, according to court documents. uncertain

car → travel → documents

The chase came to an end when Wable crashed the SUV into a home – and he initially refused to cooperate when cops honed in on him. asserted

cops → come → him

He “began stumbling to his right” and seemed “disoriented” after getting out of the SUV, the documents said. asserted

documents → begin → SUV

Wable’s gunshot wound was treated but he has since 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. asserted

he → treat → handgun

Just a single Level 5 felony carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison. asserted

felony → carry → prison

Wable had previously been convicted in 2021 of carrying a gun without a license. asserted

Wable → convict → license

Indiana gunman accuses IHOP cook of having sex with his wife before chasing him with knife: court docs

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