A man who shot and killed an attempted intruder on July 31 will not face criminal charges in the state of Ohio.
James Rayl, 22, approached the man’s house, at first ringing the doorbell. Rayl was the ex-boyfriend of the man’s daughter, who’d reportedly broken up with him 18 months prior. Voices can be heard telling Rayl that his ex-girlfriend did not want to see or talk to him.
Next, Rayl begins attempting to open the door, slamming into it with his shoulder. A man’s voice, now known to be the father’s, warns him to stop because he has a gun. Rayl continues to attempt to break in before he is shot three times. The entire exchange was captured on video surveillance and even shows Rayl collapsing onto the driveway. Shelby County sheriff’s deputies reported the ex-boyfriend died at the scene.
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A grand jury voted 8-1 not to indict the father in the murder in early August, ruling instead that the exchange fell under the state’s “stand your ground” and “castle doctrine” laws. In doing so, the jury ruled that the man had a right to defend himself and not retreat into his own house.
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Ohio amended its self-defense laws in April 2021, expanding the scope to one’s car or anywhere “if that person is in a place in which the person lawfully has a right to be,” according to the law text.
