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Derick Almena pleads guilty to 36 counts in Ghost Ship fire
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena plead guilty to 36 counts against him that may result in a 12-year prison sentence. The charges involved at least one count...Read More
Court releases Almena on $150,000 bail pending delayed Ghost Ship trial
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena was released on $150,000 bail on Monday after spending nearly three years in jail on charges stemming from a 2016 fire at...Read More
Attorney calls Almena’s release denial ‘miscarriage of justice’ in light of coronavirus spread
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because his health is deteriorating...Read More
Jury reaches verdict in Ghost Ship trial
According to several news outlets stationed at Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, the jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Derick Almena, 49, and Max Harris, 29,...Read More
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris in connection with the...Read More
Ghost Ship prosecution gives closing statement to packed courtroom, overflow
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that criminal negligence on the part of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris was a substantial...Read More
Rebuttal witnesses contradict Ghost Ship defendants
Prosecutors presented three witnesses Monday who contradicted testimony by Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena, creative director Max Harris and other defense witnesses in the trial for a...Read More
‘I didn’t know I had to’: Derek Almena admits no permits for Ghost Ship work
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena admitted under cross-examination Wednesday that he didn't get permits for work he had performed.Read More