Doctor Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry’s Death to Appear in Court After Plea Deal

Doctor Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry’s Death to Appear in Court After Plea Deal
Actor Matthew Perry participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the mini-series "The Kennedys After Camelot" in New York on March 30, 2017. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is set to appear Friday in a federal court in Los Angeles, where he is expected to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.

Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors earlier this month and would be the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of the “Friends” star’s fatal overdose last year.