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Derick Almena Pleads Guilty to Ghost Ship Fire Charge
Derick Almena, master tenant of the Oakland warehouse that caught on fire in 2016 and killed 36 people, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges and is facing a 12-year sentence. Christie Smith reports.
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Ghost Ship Fire Defendant Pleads Guilty to 36 Counts, Faces 12-Year Sentence
The master tenant of a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where 36 people perished when a fire ignited during a dance party in 2016 pleaded guilty Friday to the deaths, avoiding a second trial after the first ended in a hung jury.
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Man Accused in Ghost Ship Fire That Killed 36 Expected to Plead Guilty
A man facing a second trial after a fire killed 36 partygoers at an Oakland warehouse he’s accused of illegally converting into a cluttered artists enclave is expected to plead guilty later this month, relatives of several of the victims said.
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Judge Denies Almena's Bid to Be Released From Jail Pending Second Trial
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 and the novel coronavirus pandemic has made the conditions at the jail unsafe.
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Derick Almena Ready for Second Trial for Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire
The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said on Friday that he and Almena are ready for a second trial on 36 involuntary manslaughter charges for a fire at the Oakland building in 2016 that killed 36 people. Almena, 49, returned to court for a short hearing on several minor legal matters in the case. He is charged…
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Missing Man's Family Seeking ‘Little Bit of Hope' After Grisly Oakland Warehouse Fire
A riot of emotions flickered across Daniel Vega’s face as he waited outside a hospital on Saturday for news about his baby brother.
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Oakland Fire Benefit Concert Draws Big Names to Fox Theater
Thirty-six people who perished in a devastating fire at Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse were honored at a benefit concert Wednesday that drew big-name performers to the Fox Theater.
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Fire Department Had Not Inspected Oakland Warehouse in Over a Decade: Records
There is no record over the last decade that shows that Oakland fire inspectors had even been inside the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse where a fire claimed 36 lives last week.
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Female DJ, Attorney, Teacher, Music Promoter Among Oakland Warehouse Fire Victims
The Oakland warehouse fire took the lives of musicians, artists and others trying to break down barriers with their performances. Here’s a closer look at who they were.