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Dr. Salvador Plasencia Pleads Guilty to Distributing Ketamine to Matthew Perry

He faces up to 40 years in prison with sentencing set for December after admitting he supplied ketamine to the actor shortly before his fatal overdose.

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Dr. Salvador Plasencia makes his way to federal court where he is expected to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his death, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 23, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson

Overview

  • Plasencia pleaded guilty July 23 to four federal counts of distributing ketamine in the weeks before Perry’s October 2023 death.
  • In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop three additional distribution charges and two counts of falsifying medical records.
  • He admitted obtaining 20 vials of ketamine, lozenges and syringes through another physician for high-cash payments beginning about a month before Perry’s fatal overdose.
  • Plasencia intends to surrender his medical license within 45 days and remains free on bond until his December 3 sentencing hearing.
  • The only remaining defendant in the case, alleged dealer Jasveen Sangha, is scheduled to stand trial in August on charges she supplied the dose that killed Perry.