Austen Wable, 28, has been charged with three Level 5 felonies after allegedly shooting himself in the leg during a drunken rampage at a Muncie, Indiana IHOP.
The confrontation unfolded last Thursday when Wable stormed into the pancake house and accused a cook of sleeping with his wife, according to court documents reviewed by WXIN. Witnesses told police the Muncie man was “extremely drunk” as he pushed the kitchen worker and shouted a graphic accusation.
“You f–ked my bitch, bro,” Wable yelled, the documents state.
The situation escalated when Wable allegedly pointed his firearm at the cook. The weapon discharged during the confrontation, striking Wable in his own leg. A witness who later spoke with police reported hearing the gunman shout, “I’m leaking,” after the accidental self-inflicted wound.
The dispute spilled from the kitchen into the parking lot, where Wable allegedly chased the same cook while armed with a knife. Investigators have not determined whether he brought the blade into the restaurant or retrieved it from his vehicle.
Wable then fled the scene in his wife’s Buick Enclave SUV, triggering a high-speed pursuit with police. Court documents indicate he reached approximately 110 mph during the chase, traveling so fast the vehicle nearly went airborne.
The pursuit ended when Wable crashed the SUV into a brick house. Officers observed him stumbling and appearing disoriented as he exited the damaged vehicle, according to the documents. He initially refused to cooperate with the responding officers before being taken into custody.
Wable received medical treatment for his gunshot wound before facing formal charges. The three Level 5 felonies include shooting a firearm into an inhabited building, intimidation with a deadly weapon, and unlawful carrying of a handgun. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison.
The incident marked Wable’s second firearms-related conviction in recent years. He was previously convicted in 2021 of carrying a gun without a license.
Wable remains in custody as the case proceeds through Delaware County courts.