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
The earlier fatal accident has cleared but theres a motorcycle crash near gilman blocking the left lanes. Amazingly its only causing about 15minute delays. I think thats because a lot of folks avoided the eastshore freeway. The bay bridge toll plaza has filled in. Its backed up into the maze right now. You can see that 680 a little slower than usual because of the eastshore freeway. Were still the peninsula north 101 at marsh. Thank you, frances. This morning ghost ship Master Tenant Derick Almena is in a dublin jail. 29yearold max harris was found not guilty yesterday. The jury was hung unable to reach a verdict for almena. Here is a look at what could happen next. Almena faces a possible retrial, already has a hearing set for october 4th. A civil suit is moving forward. The trial for that was set for may. That could change if theres another criminal trial. Families of the victims filed the civil suit. They allege that pg e, the warehouse landlord and city of oakland and others are al