Here honey, sit by the window…

You cannot make this stuff up:

Man drives car into NC restaurant after sitting family down at table

By Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor

 — Two people are dead and several others are hurt after a car crashed into a Gaston County restaurant.

Authorities said a man, identified as Roger Self, walked into Surf and Turf Lodge in Bessemer City with his family, sat the family down, left the restaurant and then intentionally drove his car into the restaurant.

Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger said Self’s daughter, Caitlyn Self, was killed as a result of the incident, which police confirmed was domestic-related. Authorities said Caitlyn Self was an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who had been with the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office for four years.

Authorities did not release the identity of the second deceased victim or say if the second victim was also related to Roger Self.

Authorities said several law enforcement officials were injured as a result of the crash.

Roger Self was in custody Sunday afternoon.

Authorities said there is no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in the incident.

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As planned assassinations go, this is definitely about as creative as you’d expect from an inbred redneck.  Why he didn’t just drive the car into their trailer (you know they live in one) is a question that will probably come up at the trial.  And why not the Waffle House?  While authorities said, “there is no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in the incident”, there is a strong possibility that there is a genetic etiology that could explain it.

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kat
May 20, 2018

so sad

May 20, 2018

😮

May 20, 2018

Sad situation. I’ve driven through Bessemer City. It’s just a regular suburban area. You never know what might happen and where in this crazy world.

May 20, 2018

wow  so  sad

kat
May 20, 2018

do you live in NC? Do you work at the Waffle House?

May 20, 2018

@kaliko I live in NC part-time.  The Waffle Houses are kind of the local joke in this area.

 

kat
May 20, 2018

@bedlamhillfarm N.C. is a pretty state! Where else do u live?

May 20, 2018

@kaliko I have a home on Lake Gaston.  Most of my time is spent between NYC and Italy.

kat
May 21, 2018

@bedlamhillfarm my youngest has to travel a lot for work too. he mainly goes to Japan, England, Germany, Canada, and Brazil. he is an engineer not a salesman tho 🙂

May 20, 2018

I just got back from NC.  We pretty much stayed in Chapel Hill this time.  They did not have a Waffle House,but on Franklin Street they did have a Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe.  NC is, indeed, a funny mix.

May 20, 2018

@onlysujema Chapel Hill is a lovely area.  The Crunkleton is my favorite bar there.

May 20, 2018

I’m thinking that this guy – if he was serious about killing his family in a Waffle House – he might have hired someone else to run into the window – instead of himself.  Did he think “I was just trying to re park the car” defense was going to work?