Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena to serve the remainder of his sentence from home FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 A courtroom sketch of the Derick Almena, top left, as he answers questions from his Defense Attorney Tony Serra, top center, as Judge Trina Thompson, top right, listens on at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, July 8, 2019. Almena faces involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from the 2016 Ghost Ship blaze that killed 36 people during a music show. Seated in the foreground from left is Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Autrey James, Alameda County assistant district attorney Casey Bates, Attorney Curts Briggs, and Defendant Max Harris. Almena will serve the remainder of his sentence from home, Judge Thompson ruled on Monday, March 8, 2021.Vicki Behringer / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less