IN REGIONAL NEWS… THE VERDICT IS IN FROM THE TRIAL OF THE 20-16 GHOST SHIP WAREHOUSE FIRE IN OAKLAND.
TODAY, MAX HARRIS WAS ACQUITTED OF 36-COUNTS OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. IT WAS A HUNG JURY FOR DERICK ALMENA WHO WAS THE MASTER TENNANT OF THE WAREHOUSE… PROMPTING THE JUDGE IN THE CASE TO DECLARE A MISTRIAL.
THIRTY SIX PEOPLE DIED DURING A PARTY AT THE WAREHOUSE THAT WAS CONVERTED INTO AN ARTISTS COLONY. THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE BURNING BUILDING WITH NO ESCAPE ROUTE.