Doctor Sentenced to Home Confinement in Matthew Perry Ketamine Case
Dr. Mark Chavez received 8 months home confinement and supervised release for his role in supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry, avoiding prison time after pleading guilty.
Overview
Dr. Mark Chavez was sentenced to 8 months of home confinement, 3 years of supervised release, and 300 hours of community service in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.
Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine, admitting to selling fraudulently obtained ketamine that was supplied to actor Matthew Perry.
The sentencing is connected to Matthew Perry's overdose death in 2023, where the actor was found with a high concentration of ketamine in his blood.
Chavez avoided prison time due to his cooperation with investigators and the voluntary surrender of his medical license, as highlighted by his attorneys.
Dr. Mark Chavez is the second individual to be sentenced among five defendants who pleaded guilty in connection with the actor's ketamine-related death.
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