Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena pleaded guilty Friday (January 22) to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people, including three who identified as transgender, on December 2, 2016.
The fire was the deadliest in Oakland history. As part of the plea bargain worked out with Alameda County prosecutors, Almena is expected to receive a 12-year sentence.
With credit for time served that will unlikely result in him being sent back to jail. He will likely continue to be monitored with an electronic ankle bracelet for 18 months in his Lake County home and be subject to three years of supervised probation.