Crime & Public Safety

Doctor in Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Death Case Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

A California physician admitted his role in supplying the drug connected with the “Friends” star’s ketamine overdose death.
Doctor in Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Death Case Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
Dr. Mark Chavez, a physician from San Diego (2nd L), who is charged in connection with actor Matthew Perry's death from an accidental ketamine overdose, and his criminal defense attorney, Matthew Binninger (L), arrive for a change of plea hearing at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A San Diego doctor has become the third person to plead guilty in connection with the drug overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, a case that has cast the spotlight on the dangers of ketamine abuse in prescription practices.

Dr. Mark Chavez entered his plea in a California courtroom on Oct. 2, pleading to a felony count of conspiracy to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine, and admitting to his role in supplying the drug that led to the tragic death of the “Friends” star.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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