Man sentenced following attack on Miami Beach doctor

Man arrested for attacking Miami Beach doctor pleads guilty

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to attacking a Miami Beach doctor at Mount Sinai Medical Center last year.

Ventura Perez Del Castillo admitted to body-slamming Dr. Steven Silvers during a confrontation in October, an attack that was caught on surveillance video.

The dispute was reportedly stemming from a prescription given to Perez Del Castillo’s mother.

He will serve one year in the county jail followed by two years of house arrest.

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