Derick Almena

Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths

Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 for a second…

4 years ago

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."

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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 deadlocked on a…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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 director Max Harris…

5 years ago

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 director Max Harris…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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 master tenant Derick…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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 warehouse…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

‘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…

5 years ago

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 who visited the…

5 years ago

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