A man accused of traveling from Texas to Portland for a pot robbery that ended in a spray of bullets — leaving four dead — has been found not guilty of all charges.

After 3½ days of deliberation, the Multnomah County Circuit Court jury voted 11-1 to acquit Jeremy Lenoire of two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Mitchell Nacoste, 31, and 27-year-old Kendall Gragg.

Defense attorney Alexander Hamlian said Lenoire had no criminal record and was studying to become a real estate agent when he was arrested in Denton County, Texas in March 2022.

“He wants to get back home and continue pursuing a professional career, and just put this behind him,” Hamalian said. “This was the right outcome.”

The June 6, 2021, shooting happened just before 11 p.m., when a trio of masked gunmen

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