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One of Matthew Perry’s doctors, Salvador Plasencia, will now serve up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally giving the actor ketamine, leading to his death. Prior to his plea, Plasencia had been facing a maximum sentence of 120 years in federal prison.
Federal prosecutors revealed on Monday that Dr. Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine. As a result of his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop three counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of falsifying records. Plasencia had originally pleaded not guilty in August 2024.
Plasencia allegedly helped inject Matthew Perry with ketamine and taught the actor’s assistant how to do it when he was not available. He also admitted in a text message discovered by prosecutors that he was ripping the actor off, saying at one point, “I wonder how much this moron will pay?”
Five people in total have now been prosecuted in relation to Matthew Perry’s death including a woman, Jasveen Sangha, known as the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles.” She has pleaded not guilty to the charges that have been made against her.
Mark Chavez, another doctor who was arrested in connection with the ketamine overdose death of Perry pleaded guilty to one federal count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine in October of 2024. Chavez operated a ketamine clinic which sold ketamine lozenges to Dr. Salvador Plasencia.
Matthew Perry’s personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa also previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. Erik Fleming, a program director at Bel-Air treatment center the Red Door, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death.
Perry was found face down and unresponsive in his hot tub by Iwamasa on Oct. 28, 2023. His cause of death was ruled a ketamine overdose with drowning, coronary artery disease, and an opioid, buprenorphine, also being contributing factors.
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