UPDATE: Judge Accepts Ghost Ship Fire Plea Deal; Derick Almena To Serve Remainder of Sentence At Home
UPDATE: Judge Accepts Ghost Ship Fire Plea Deal; Derick Almena To Serve Remainder of Sentence At Home

The judge in the Oakland Ghost Ship Fire case has accepted a plea deal from master tenant Derick Almena in the 2016 warehouse fire.

With time served, Almena will serve the rest of his sentence at home with an ankle monitor after pleading guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Andrea Nakano reports.

(3/8/21)