Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett imposed a 30‑month prison term, two years of supervised release, and a $5,600 fine, and Salvador Plasencia was taken into custody immediately.
- Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of ketamine distribution and admitted delivering about 20 vials, pills, and syringes to Perry and assistant Kenneth Iwamasa in the weeks before the actor’s death.
- Prosecutors said Plasencia did not provide the fatal dose but fueled a dangerous pattern of use, citing texts in which he derided Perry and discussed profiting, including charging tens of thousands of dollars.
- Perry’s mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison urged a severe penalty in victim impact statements, calling Plasencia among the most culpable.
- Plasencia surrendered his California medical license in September; he is the first of five defendants to be sentenced as cases against Dr. Mark Chavez, Jasveen Sangha, Kenneth Iwamasa, and Eric Fleming move toward sentencing.