Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ordered Mark Chávez to serve eight months of home detention, three years of supervised release, 300 hours of community service, and a $100 fine.
- Chávez pleaded guilty in October 2024 to conspiring to distribute ketamine, admitting he fraudulently obtained the drug through his San Diego clinic and a wholesaler.
- The court noted that neither Chávez nor co-defendant Salvador Plasencia supplied the lethal dose, yet both helped sustain Perry’s drug use.
- Plasencia was sentenced on December 3 to 30 months in prison, while co-defendants Kenneth Iwamasa and Erik Fleming await January sentencings and Jasveen Sangha is scheduled for February.
- Prosecutors cited texts and pricing showing vials resold to Perry for about $2,000 each as the network exploited his addiction, and the autopsy ruled his 2023 death was due to acute ketamine effects.