Mark Chavez, one of five accused doctors charged in connection with the tragic death of actor Matthew Perrand, has pleaded guilty this October 2 before the Federal Court of Los Angeles. According to the media deadlinethe doctor recognized having distributed ketamine illegally. The protagonist of the well-known series Friends He died on October 28, 2023 at his home, and the autopsy revealed that it was “high levels” of this substance that caused his death, in addition to factors such as “drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine.” ”. Chavez now faces a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
© Getty Images‘Deeply sorry’
Dr. Chavez has been free on bail since August on the condition that he surrender his medical license and passport. The doctor’s lawyer expressed the deep regret of his clientand insisting that he was willing to collaborate with the authorities for the deep damage caused. The California prosecutor, in charge of investigating his case, announced last August that the actor had been the victim of a “extensive clandestine criminal network responsible for the distribution of large quantities of ketamine” to the interpreter and “to others”.
The network included “his direct assistant, several middlemen, two doctors and a drug dealer named Jasveen Sangha, known as ‘the Ketamine Queen’.” The American authorities affirm that it was this drug trafficker who provided the anesthetic that ended the actor’s life. who died in his New York apartment.
© GtresonlineThe final sentence in April 2025
The authorities in charge of the investigation assure that Plasencia, another of the doctors, obtained the ketamine from Chavez and in a message conversation between the two they discussed how much they were going to charge the actor for the drug. Currently the judge has set Chávez’s sentence for April 2, 2025 and faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. His trial is expected to begin on March 4.
