Overview
- Los Angeles officials previously ruled Perry died in 2023 from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning and coronary artery disease listed as contributing factors.
- Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and admitted injecting Perry up to three times the night he died, facing a potential 15-year sentence.
- Supplier Erik Fleming admitted conspiracy and distribution resulting in death, acknowledging he supplied ketamine obtained from Jasveen Sangha and delivered 50 vials to Perry’s live-in assistant.
- Doctors Mark Chavez and Salvador Plasencia entered guilty pleas tied to obtaining and selling ketamine, with court filings and leaked texts alleging vials costing about $12 were sold to Perry for over $2,000; Plasencia later lost his medical license.
- Prosecutors say all five defendants, including Sangha—who changed her plea in September—have now admitted guilt, with sentencings pending as the family advances the Matthew Perry House recovery initiative in Ottawa.