CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A South Bay area plastic surgeon and nurse charged in the death of a patient who was undergoing a breast augmentation operation at their Bonita clinic were sentenced Friday to state prison terms.
Carlos Chacon, 49, and Heather Lang Vass, 44, pleaded guilty to their roles in the Dec. 19, 2018, operation that led to the death of Megan Espinoza, a 36-year-old mother of two and local kindergarten teacher.
Chacon, who previously faced a murder charge in the case, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and three counts of aiding and abetting a person in practicing medicine without a license. He was sentenced Friday to a stipulated term of three years in prison and his plea included an agreement to a lifetime suspension of his California medical license….