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 ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 22, 20210 East Bay
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 ... By Bay City NewsMay 4, 2020 Coronavirus
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 ... By Bay City NewsMarch 30, 2020 Coronavirus
Serra looks to ‘grill’ Ghost Ship warehouse owners in next Almena trial The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said Friday that he and Almena are ready ... By Bay City NewsJanuary 31, 2020 Crime
Judge sets March date for second Ghost Ship fire trial "Thirty-six lives were lost and this case has the most heightened circumstances of any homicide case." By Bay City NewsOctober 4, 2019 Crime
Derick Almena attorney files motion seeking ‘significant’ bail reduction Defense attorneys for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena have filed a motion seeking a “significant” reduction in his $750,000 bail on 36 ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 30, 20190 Crime
Ghost Ship jury finds Harris not guilty, deadlocks on Almena A jury on Thursday acquitted Ghost Ship warehouse creative director Max Harris on all counts but was ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 5, 2019 Crime
Jury reaches verdict in Ghost Ship trial According to several news outlets stationed at Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, the jury has reached a ... By Nik WojcikSeptember 5, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship trial resumes, jury rests without verdict The reconstituted jury panel in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative ... By Bay City NewsSeptember 3, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship jury breaks until after Labor Day without reaching verdict The revised jury panel in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative ... By Bay City NewsAugust 21, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship trial judge loosens gag order The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris said Wednesday morning that she ... By Bay City NewsAugust 21, 20190 Crime
Two replaced Ghost Ship jurors face contempt charges Defense lawyers made oral motions on Monday for a mistrial in the case of Ghost Ship warehouse ... By Bay City NewsAugust 20, 2019 Crime
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in ... By Nik WojcikAugust 19, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship trial jury breaks for weekend without reaching verdict Jurors went home for the weekend on Thursday afternoon without reaching a verdict in the trial of ... By Bay City NewsAugust 8, 2019 Crime
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 ... By Bay City NewsJuly 29, 2019 Crime
Officer claims he broke up ‘rave’ at Ghost Ship before deadly fire An Oakland police officer testified Tuesday that he shut down an illegal rave party at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland about 21 ... By Bay City NewsJuly 16, 20190 Crime
Rebuttal witnesses contradict Ghost Ship defendants Prosecutors presented three witnesses Monday who contradicted testimony by Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena, creative ... By Bay City NewsJuly 15, 2019 Crime
‘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 ... By Bay City NewsJuly 10, 2019 East Bay
Ghost Ship defendant’s wife contradicts former fire marshal testimony The wife of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena testified Tuesday that police and fire officials ... By Bay City NewsJune 25, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship trial highlights emails between Max Harris, landlord Ghost Ship warehouse creative director Max Harris reluctantly admitted on Tuesday that he lied to a police ... By Bay City NewsJune 18, 2019 Crime
Max Harris testifies he feared homelessness when lying to police before fire Ghost Ship warehouse creative director Max Harris said Monday that he lied to a police officer by claiming that no one lived at ... By Bay City NewsJune 17, 20190 Crime
Max Harris testifies that Ghost Ship was ‘very autonomous place’ Ghost Ship warehouse creative director Max Harris said Monday that there weren’t any hard and fast rules ... By Bay City NewsJune 17, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship witness claims group of men ‘congratulated themselves’ for fire A woman testified on Monday that she overheard a group of men congratulate themselves on starting the ... By Bay City NewsJune 10, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship judge okays first defense witness, may rule ‘hearsay’ arson testimony inadmissible The judge in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire trial said on Thursday that she will decide on ... By Bay City NewsJune 6, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship survivor testifies he thought his ‘life was over’ A man testified on Tuesday that he thought he would die during the 2016 fire at the ... By Bay City NewsJune 4, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship witness testifies Almena laughed at ‘conventional’ improvement, permit suggestion The mother of a leaseholder for the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 people died in a fire in 2016 testified on ... By Bay City NewsMay 28, 20190 Art
Ghost Ship fire investigator says no sign of arson, cause not determined A former top Oakland Fire Department official said on Tuesday that investigators didn’t find any evidence that ... By Bay City NewsMay 21, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship survivor breaks down in tears on witness stand, another juror dismissed A man who lived at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland broke down in tears on Monday ... By Bay City NewsMay 13, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship judge threatens again to close trial over juror issues The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max ... By Bay City NewsMay 8, 2019 East Bay
Ghost Ship witnesses describe ‘explosion’ of fire, ‘confusing’ layout Casey Bates and Autrey James, arguing for the District Attorney’s Office, pulled four witnesses to the stand ... By Nik WojcikMay 8, 2019 East Bay
Ghost Ship testimony brings out tension, tears The first day of testimony Monday in the Ghost Ship jury trial began with drama from counsel. By Nik WojcikMay 6, 20190 Art
Accusations of arson, criminal neglect swirl through second Ghost Ship trial Cases like the Ghost Ship attract a lot of attention, largely because there are seldom cases like ... By Nik WojcikMay 1, 2019 Crime
Ghost Ship owners take the fifth in manslaughter trial Two of the owners of the Ghost Ship warehouse refused to testify on Thursday about their relationship ... By Bay City NewsApril 4, 2019 East Bay
Judge sets aggressive schedule for Ghost Ship trial The judge in the case of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max ... By Bay City NewsApril 2, 2019 Crime
New judge to be assigned to Ghost Ship trial A new judge will be assigned to preside over the trial next year for Ghost Ship master ... By Bay City NewsDecember 20, 2018
Ghost Ship defendants won’t seek to move trial Defense attorneys for Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris said Monday that they won't file a change ... By Bay City NewsOctober 29, 20180