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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
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
Tenants displaced by Oakland warehouse fire grateful management stressed safety
A three-alarm fire Friday morning destroyed a warehouse in East Oakland that’s part of m0xy, a complex hosting artist studios and maker spaces with resources to help creators build...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
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 Molotov cocktails or other explosives were thrown into the Ghost Ship warehouse...Read More
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 Harris on Wednesday threatened for a second time to close the trial...Read More
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 with master tenant Derick Almena and whether they bear any responsibility for...Read More