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Dr. Salvador Plasencia to Plead Guilty in Matthew Perry Ketamine Distribution Case

The plea leaves Jasveen Sangha as the only defendant set for trial over the off-label ketamine treatments that preceded Perry’s death.

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
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/Mike Blake
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 admitted that about a month before Perry’s October 28, 2023, death he illegally supplied the actor with 20 vials of ketamine totaling 100 mg, along with lozenges and syringes.
  • He agreed to plead guilty to four counts of ketamine distribution after prosecutors dropped three additional distribution charges and two counts of falsifying records.
  • His agreement marks the fourth plea deal in the federal prosecution of five individuals charged in the case, with only one remaining defendant.
  • Prosecutors allege Jasveen Sangha, known as the “Ketamine Queen,” sold Perry the lethal dose that the medical examiner ruled as the primary cause of his fatal overdose.
  • Plasencia remains free on bond pending a future sentencing hearing in Los Angeles, where he faces a statutory maximum of 40 years in prison.