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'God had just forgotten about me' UPDATE: Roger Self will return to the stand Friday for more cross-examination from the District Attorney's 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 doesn't warrant him spending the rest of his life in prison. While Self doesn't face a life sentence, at age 65 a sentence much beyond a minimum prison range of 12 years would likely mean he would remain in prison for as long as he lives. He could face a maximum of about 70 year...

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 died to hold my family again," he said in addressing the judge after sentencing. "I'm going to die in ...

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 witnesses, and even Self talking himself, the hearing will be continued until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. In Janu...

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 Sheriff's 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 Amanda Self, and their two children, ages 12 and 8 at the time. Self has already admitted guilt, plea...

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 Self's sentencing hearing. Self's 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 Corvin, hired by his defense to help explain why he committed such a heinous act. "Mr. Self came to ...