Texas man came to Portland for protests, defense claims, not 2021 pot robbery that left 4 dead

Defense attorneys for man charged with Portland murders claim he was protester mistakenly identified as killer

Defense attorneys argued that Lenoire is a victim of mistaken identity and had traveled to Portland to attend social justice protests, and that a firearm belonging to Lenoire that was found at the crime scene was used by someone else.

Texas man came to Portland for protests, defense claims, not 2021 pot robbery that left 4 dead

A struggle over a snub-nosed rifle left four dead during a strong-arm marijuana robbery gone horribly wrong, a Multnomah County jury heard Monday as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer delivered their opening statements.