One of the doctors charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death accepted a plea deal and could face 10 years in prison.
Mark Chavez, one of the two doctors charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death, accepted a plea deal and could face up to 10 years in prison upon sentencing, according to the Associated Press.
Chavez appeared at the Roybal Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute, after he admitted to selling ketamine to Dr. Salvador Placensia, who allegedly gave the drugs to Perry’s longtime assistant, Kenneth “Kenny” Iwamasa.
Iwamasa previously admitted he was the person who administered the fatal dose of ketamine to the “Friends” star on Oct. 28, 2023.
US Magistrate Judge Jean Rosenbluth ruled that the doctor remains free on a $50,000 unsecured bond on several conditions — one of them being that Chavez gives up his passport and medical license.
