involuntary manslaughter

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

PG&E pleads guilty on 84 involuntary manslaughter counts for lives lost in Camp Fire

PG&E pleaded guilty as was expected Tuesday in Butte County Superior Court to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from…

4 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

Suspects face murder, involuntary manslaughter charges for death in laptop theft

Two convicted robbers were charged Friday for their roles in the death of a man who died after trying to…

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

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 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

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

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 officer when he…

5 years ago

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 at the 10,000-square-foot…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Jury convicts man of involuntary manslaughter, assault for 2014 toddler death

A jury has convicted a 27-year-old man of involuntary manslaughter and assault on a child resulting in death for his…

5 years ago

Judge denies motion to dismiss Ghost Ship fire charges

An Alameda County Superior Court judge Friday denied a defense motion to dismiss the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter Ghost…

6 years ago

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