Evening. Maureen kelly is at the Alameda County courthouse with the reaction from daraa come in as attorney and we begin with kron fours michelle kingston she has been following this trial from the very beginning michelle. The emotional day for everyone involved here in oakland max harris, hes a free man tonight Derick Almena the Master Tenant of that go ship warehouse where he remains in his santa rita jail cell tonight now we spoke to his attorneys they say that he is on a happy tonight, he is thinking about that fire. The party and all the victims involved. I just had a conversation with derick before they took him back the holding cell and he said that while he was. Really not to have been convicted. He has not and will not. Lose sight of the terrible tragedy. That occurred. The fact that he was somehow involved in it the fact that 36 families were shattered. The fact that there was the most. Unspeakable. While hes happy. In a sense to be on convicted. Hes very unhappy. When he thi
Innocent young client has spent in jail. I think this is a time to thank the community, thank all of the community for their tremendous outpouring of support for max harris throughout this process. And what we both look forward to is the next trial. And in the next trial we will do better. You know it may hang again, it may be acquitted, but were not going to lose. Now we know what their witnesses have said. We now know our strengths and our weaknesses. Reporter a little more about how this went down inside the courtroom. After max harris was found not guilty on those 36 counts, he and his attorneys were excused by the judge. Then Derick Almenas verdict or lack of a verdict, was announced. The judge asked the jurors if there was any chance that if they deliberated some more, they might reach a verdict. She asked them what the count was, 102 in favor of guilt, but then she declared a mistrial saying at this point it appeared this jury was hopelessly dead locked. A little more about the
Mistrial for Derick Almena. A hung jury leads to a mistrial for ghost ship Master Tenant Derick Almena, jurors were hopelessly deadlocked on his fate with 10 favoring guilt. I talked with my client for about a half hour, and he is less distress than i, and what we both look forward to is the next trial. And in the next trial we will do better. The jury of seven women and five men also acquitted max harris of all 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. One count for each victim who died in the fire. Harris is set to be released from custody. This isnt a time for us to talk about the two years that my innocent young client has spent in jail, i think this is a time to think the jurys decision came after months of testimony and a shakeup in the panel. Three women were booted from the jury for misconduct. Judge Trina Thompson think the jurors for their service, telling them she knew they wanted to reach verdicts, but reassuring them that they still did their job. An attorney for Derick Almen
At 11 00, breaking news. Grand theft at apple. The chp in hot pursuit of a suspect. Ghost ship shocker. Tonight max harris is a free man, so whats next for derick all manner . The victim my families say they want to want to be held responsible. Theres a man walking out there that should be in jail right now. I just wanted someone accountable. Within when it, they wouldve been consumed, so they did their best. The owner of a conception dive vote breaks his silence about those final, fatal moments as hundreds turn out to remember the victims. Doan downgraded to a category one storm as it slams the carolinas with heavy rain and tornadoes. Good evening, im kevin bested a. We get to that breaking news. Another wild apple theft. Our kpix 5s maria medina is live tonight, maria . Reporter the theft happened inside them apple store inside the hillsdale ll behind me. Still under investigation, but heres what we know so far. Several suspects were able to get away with multiple Electronic Devices
Tonight max harris is a free man, so whats next for derick all manner . The victim my families say they want to want to be held responsible. Theres a man walking out there that should be in jail right now. I just wanted someone accountable. Within when it, they wouldve been consumed, so they did their best. The owner of a conception dive vote breaks his silence about those final, fatal moments as hundreds turn out to remember the victims. Moments ago, Hurricane Dorian downgraded to a category one storm as it slams the carolinas with heavy rain and tornadoes. Good evening, im kevin bested a. We get to that breaking news. Another wild apple theft. Our kpix 5s maria medina is live tonight, maria . Reporter the theft happened inside them apple store inside the hillsdale mall behind me. Still under investigation, but heres what we know so far. Several suspects were able to get away with multiple Electronic Devices from the apple store before the california Highway Patrol spotted their car,