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A former Gaston County businessman now serving a decades-long prison sentence for killing two family members now faces a civil lawsuit related to property damages he caused that day. General Casualty, a Wisconsin-based insurance company, seeks $165,425 from Roger Self for property damages caused to the Surf & Turf Lodge on May 20, 2018. General Casualty insured the restaurant at the time. Self killed his daughter, Katelyn Self, at the time a corporal with the Gaston County Sheriffs Office, and...

Deputy Robinson receives Katelyn Self award A Gaston County Sheriffs Office deputy who responded with assistance from his K-9 to help capture the man suspected of killing Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Herndon last year was awarded the departments Katelyn Self Award on Thursday. Deputy Logan Robinson responded with his K-9 after Herndon was fatally wounded while responding to a 3:30 a.m. breaking and entering call at a Mount Holly business on Dec. 11. Logan helped capture the suspect. Robins...

‘I did not intentionally do that:’ Roger Self tearfully testifies in court during sentencing hearing Roger Self takes the stand in murder trial in Gaston County By WBTV Web Staff | April 12, 2021 at 9:55 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 7:55 PM BESSEMER CITY, NC (WBTV) - Nearly three years ago, Roger Self rammed his SUV into a Gaston County restaurant where his family was dining on a Sunday afternoon. Self is accused of intentionally driving his car into the Surf & Turf Restaurant in ...

Roger Self, who crashed into N.C. restaurant killing family members, sentenced to more than 50 years in prison Roger Self takes the stand in murder trial in Gaston County By WBTV Web Staff | April 12, 2021 at 9:55 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 3:25 PM BESSEMER CITY, NC (WBTV) - Roger Self, the man who crashed his SUV into a Gaston County restaurant, killing two of his family members, has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. He was accused of intentionally driving his car into the ...

God had just forgotten about me UPDATE: Roger Self will return to the stand Friday for more cross-examination from the District Attorneys Office. The case will likely conclude around noon Friday. Roger Self spoke on his own behalf Thursday afternoon to try and convince a judge his killing of two loved ones in 2018 doesnt warrant him spending the rest of his life in prison. While Self doesnt face a life sentence, at age 65 a sentence much beyond a minimum prison range of 12 years would likely m...

Roger Self will serve at least 38 years in prison after being convicted of killing his daughter, Katelyn Self, and daughter-in-law, Amanda George Self, in 2018 by driving his Jeep into a restaurant where his family was seated after attending Sunday morning worship services. While 38 years represents the minimum prison sentence for the 65-year-old Self, his maximum sentence handed down Friday by Superior Court Judge Athena Brooks was 48 years. "I wish I would have had an opportunity before I di...

Sentencing for man accused of crashing into Gaston Co. restaurant, killing family members resumes Wednesday Sentencing begins for Roger Self By WBTV Web Staff | April 12, 2021 at 9:55 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 9:19 PM BESSEMER CITY, NC (WBTV) - Nearly three years ago, Roger Self rammed his SUV into a Gaston County restaurant where his family was dining on a Sunday afternoon. Self was back in court Tuesday for the first day of his sentencing hearing. After hours of testimonies from witnes...

The facts are not up for debate. Roger Self, a prominent Gaston County businessman, used his Jeep Grand Cherokee as a weapon on May 20, 2018, and drove it into a Bessemer City restaurant where his family was seated to eat.  In the process, he killed his daughter, Gaston County Sheriffs Cpl. Katelyn Self, and his daughter-in-law Amanda Self, a CaroMont Health emergency room supervising nurse. Several others were also injured, including his wife, Dianne, son, Josh, who was the husband of Am...

When Roger Self killed two family members by driving his Jeep into a restaurant where they were eating, it was like he was watching a video of himself commit the evil deed rather than him actually doing it, a forensic psychiatrist testified Wednesday during the second day of Selfs sentencing hearing. Selfs mental state at the time of the May 20, 2018, killings of his daughter, Katelyn Self, and daughter-in-law, Amanda Self, had sunk so low he felt God had abandoned him, testified Dr. George Co...