Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also ordered two years of supervised release and a $5,600 fine, and Plasencia was remanded to federal custody.
- The court emphasized he did not supply the fatal dose, yet his conduct contributed to Perry’s escalating ketamine dependence.
- Plasencia admitted providing about 20 vials plus lozenges and syringes over roughly two weeks, at times injecting Perry or leaving drugs with his untrained assistant.
- Prosecutors cited texts in which he called Perry a “moron” and pursued profit, while the defense stressed remorse and the loss of his medical license and clinic.
- He is the first of five defendants who have pleaded guilty to be sentenced, with others awaiting hearings, including alleged supplier Jasveen Sangha slated for February.