Main doctor charged in actor Matthew Perry overdose to plead guilty: Prosecutors

Salvador Plasencia "has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison."

17 Jun 2025 09:20am
The late American-Canadian actor and "Friends" star Matthew Perry at the premiere of Warner Bros. "The Invention of Lying" on Sept 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. - (Photo by Jason Merritt / AFP)
The late American-Canadian actor and "Friends" star Matthew Perry at the premiere of Warner Bros. "The Invention of Lying" on Sept 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. - (Photo by Jason Merritt / AFP)

LOS ANGELES - The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of American-Canadian actor and "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a guilty plea in the coming weeks, the US Justice Department said Monday.

Salvador Plasencia "has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison," the department said in a statement.

California physician Mark Chavez exits federal court in Los Angeles on October 2, 2024. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine to the late actor Matthew Perry, who died of a ketamine overdose in October 2023. - (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
California physician Mark Chavez exits federal court in Los Angeles on October 2, 2024. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine to the late actor Matthew Perry, who died of a ketamine overdose in October 2023. - (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

The second doctor in the case, Mark Chavez, pleaded guilty last October to conspiring to distribute ketamine in the weeks before the actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home in 2023. - AFP

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