A judge has scheduled a second trial to begin March 30 for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena on 36 involuntary manslaughter charges for a fire at the Oakland building in 2016 that killed 36 people.
The first trial for Almena, 49, and co-defendant Max Harris, the warehouse’s artistic director, ended Sept. 5 with jurors deadlocked 10-2 in favor of convicting Almena and acquitting Harris of all charges.
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