Defendant in Deadly Ghost Ship Fire Dodges Second Trial With Guilty Plea
Derick Almena, a man who converted an Oakland warehouse into an artist collective where a 2016 fire killed 36, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Friday. The Ghost Ship Warehouse on Dec. 3, 2016, after a fast-moving fire swept through the building in Oakland, Calif., killing 36 partygoers. (KGO-TV via AP, File) (CN) — Derick Almena, the master tenant of the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 partygoers perished during a 2016 fire, pleaded guilty Friday to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. During a hearing at the Alameda County Superior Court, Almena gave a terse reply of ...