{"id":2648675,"date":"2026-08-23T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-slaps-down-burglars-10m-suit-against-urine-tossing-business-owner-who-shot-him\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:04:02","slug":"jury-slaps-down-burglars-10m-suit-against-urine-tossing-business-owner-who-shot-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-slaps-down-burglars-10m-suit-against-urine-tossing-business-owner-who-shot-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Slaps Down Burglar&#8217;s $10M Suit Against Urine-Tossing Business Owner Who Shot Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-slaps-down-burglars-10m-suit-against-urine-tossing-business-owner-who-shot-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Portland, Oregon burglar attempted to steal items from Touchstone Granite &#038; Marble in March 2023 but was caught by the buisness owner, James Grant, who was residing in the back of the business.After an initial confrontation involving urine thrown at the intruder, Grant retrieved a firearm adn shot the burglar, Kenneth Voyles, three times. Portland police did not charge Grant, and Voyles later pleaded guilty to burglary. Voyles was sentenced to five years in drug court and served a year in jail on unrelated charges. He then sued Grant for $10 million, claiming his injuries were unjustified; however, the jury rejected this claim, ruling that Voyles\u2019 actions contributed significantly to his injuries. grant expressed frustration with the legal outcome, feeling the laws are unfair. The case was decided after a seven-day trial, with both parties providing testimony.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Kenneth Voyles claimed that he was trying to find food and possibly some items to steal when he broke into Touchstone Granite &#038; Marble in March 2023, only to be confronted by the business owner, James Grant, who was living in the back room, the Portland Oregonian <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/irIUW\">reported<\/a>. After the initial confrontation in which he threw a cup of urine into the intruder\u2019s face, Grant retrieved a firearm and shot Voyles three times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Police and prosecutors in Portland did not charge Grant in the incident, while Voyles later plead guilty to burglary of a dwelling. Grant testified he lived in the back room of the countertop fabrication plant to save money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Voyles was sentenced to five years in the city\u2019s \u201cdrug court\u201d process while he served a year in prison on unrelated charges. Voyles later filed suit for $10 million, which the jury <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smry.ai\/https:\/www.oregonlive.com\/crime\/2026\/08\/jury-awards-0-to-homeless-burglar-after-owner-throws-cup-of-urine-at-his-face-shoots-him-3-times.html\">rejected<\/a>, finding that Voyles\u2019 decision to break into the business was a \u201dsubstantial factor\u201d contributing to his injuries from the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cEverybody I know, and I\u2019m not just talking about 10 or 20 people, nobody could believe we even got this far. The laws are bad,\u201d the 70-year-old Grant said after the verdict. \u201cIt\u2019s just not fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The jury reached its decision after a few hours of deliberation following a seven-day trial in which both Grant and Voyles, 43, testified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI said, \u2018Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground,\u201d Grant recounted during the trial. \u201cAnd he looked very agitated. Looked like he was getting ready to attack me. Then I shot three times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want to do deadly force,\u201d Grant added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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