Ghost Ship master tenant pleads guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter
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KTVU s Brooks Jarosz
OAKLAND, Calif. - The master tenant of a cluttered, dilapidated warehouse where 36 people died in a fire pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter on Friday in a deal that will likely mean he won t spend any more time behind bars.
Derick Almena is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in prison, but because of good behavior and time served, the 50-year-old artist and former master tenant of the Ghost Ship warehouse will not be spending any more time in custody.
The 36 counts stem from the 36 lives lost during a house party fire in what s now infamously known as the Ghost Ship fire on Dec. 2, 2016.
Derek Almena will plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a nine-year sentence. However, according to the families, he won't have to be sent to prison because of credit for time served and good behavior.