The trial against the two men charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadly 2016 “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire in Oakland, California ended Thursday with a mistrial for one of the defendants and a full acquittal for the other.
Derick Almena and Max Harris both faced 39 years if found guilty of the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter; however, Harris was acquitted on all 36 counts, while a hung jury mistrial was declared for Almena. Almena will head back to trial on October 4th. The verdict followed a three-month trial and nearly a month of jury deliberations,...
Derick Almena and Max Harris both faced 39 years if found guilty of the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter; however, Harris was acquitted on all 36 counts, while a hung jury mistrial was declared for Almena. Almena will head back to trial on October 4th. The verdict followed a three-month trial and nearly a month of jury deliberations,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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