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Tag: Derick Almena

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 Fire

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

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