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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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."
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 ...
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 ...
Jury reaches verdict in Ghost Ship trial
According to several news outlets stationed at Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, the jury has reached a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rebuttal witnesses contradict Ghost Ship defendants
Prosecutors presented three witnesses Monday who contradicted testimony by Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena, creative ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ghost Ship testimony brings out tension, tears
The first day of testimony Monday in the Ghost Ship jury trial began with drama from counsel.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
