Jury Rejects $10 Million Suit By Burglar Against Urine-Tossing Business Owner Who Shot Him

August 21, 2026 11:03 AM ET A burglar will not become a multi-millionaire after a Portland, Oregon, jury ruled Tuesday in favor of the business owner the burglar sued for shooting him three times.Kenneth Voyles claimed that he was trying to find food and possibly some items to steal when he broke into Touchstone Granite & Marble in March 2023, only to be confronted by the business owner, James Grant, who was living in the back room, the Portland Oregonian reported. After the initial confrontation in which he threw a cup of urine into the intruder’s face, Grant retrieved a firearm and shot Voyles three times. (RELATED: Would-Be Robber Makes Fatal Error In Victim Selection After Delivery Driver Draws Gun)Did we see a glimmer of hope in a jury’s decision this week, in a very strange Multnomah