Overview

• Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of ketamine distribution, admitting he provided the drug without a legitimate medical purpose
• Under the deal, prosecutors and defense will recommend a 15- to 21-month prison term despite a statutory maximum of 40 years
• Court records show Plasencia charged Perry about $2,000 per vial—purchased for roughly $12 each—and taught the actor’s assistant how to inject the doses
• Four of the five original defendants have now pleaded guilty in connection with the October 2023 overdose, leaving supplier Jasveen Sangha as the sole holdout with an August trial date
• The case uncovered how medical professionals and street-level dealers exploited Perry’s dependence, triggering a multiagency probe by the LAPD, DEA and others