Mark Chavez , one of five people facing charges in relation to the death of Friends star Matthew Perry , has accepted a plea deal and could face up to 10 years in jail. Chavez, 54, appeared at the Roybal Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday, August 30, for his arraignment after reaching a deal to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors, according to the Associated Press . Though he agreed to plead guilty, he did not enter his plea during his court appearance, and will do so at a date to be determined at a later time.
“He’s incredibly remorseful,” Chavez’s lawyer Matthew Binninger said of the doctor, who had agreed to turn over his medical license. “He’s trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here. He didn’t accept responsibility today but only because it wasn’t on the calendar.
He’s doing everything in his power to cooperate and help with this situation.” Perry died at the age of 54 in October 2023 from “the acute effects of ketamine” and was found in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home. As well as Chavez, Kenneth Iwamasa , Jasveen Sangha (a.
k.a. “the Ketamine Queen ”), Salvador Plasencia and Erik Fleming were all indicted on federal charges stemming from investigations surrounding Perry’s death.
Texts between Chavez and Plasencia released earlier in August revealed more details about how the pair played an alleged role in Perry’s death. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly , Chavez submit.