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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
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 tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris.Read More
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 of venue motion.Read More
Ghost Ship defendants cop pleas, face prison
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 36 people.Read More
Attorney floats Ghost Ship plea bargain
The lawyer for Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena said for the first time Monday that he would consider a plea bargain.Read More
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 Ship master tenant Derick Almena and Max Harris face...Read More
Fire Captain: Almena told me no one lived at Ghost Ship
An Oakland fire captain testified Tuesday that Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena told him in September 2014 that no one was living at the structure.Read More
Judge denies Serra request to dump ‘Shrimp Boy’
Veteran defense attorney Tony Serra will continue to represent convicted racketeer Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, at least for the time being.Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’ jury begins deliberations
The murder and racketeering case of Chinatown tong leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow was given to a federal jury Tuesday.Read More