Doctor pleads guilty to drug distribution

Dr. Nelson H. Hendler pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge in Baltimore County Circuit Court ? but maintained his innocence and avoided a conviction.

“He absolutely believes he is innocent, as do I,” Hendler?s attorney Brian Thompson said. “He was being threatened with a federal indictment. Because they suspended his license to practice, he didn?t have the resources to defend himself. They basically had him between a rock and a hard place.”