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Matthew Perry‘s doctor, Salvador Plasencia, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to the “Friends” star, who died of an overdose in October 2023.
Plasencia acknowledges in the plea agreement that he repeatedly provided ketamine without a legitimate medical purpose in the weeks leading up to Perry’s death.
The agreement anticipates a prison sentence in the range of 15-21 months, though the sentence will be up to the judge.
Perry was found dead in his hot tub at his home in the Pacific Palisades. He was 54.
Last summer, federal authorities charged Plasencia and four others with responsibility for his death. In a text message to another doctor, Plasencia allegedly wrote, “I wonder how much this moron will pay… Let’s find out.”
Prosecutors have also charged Jasveen Sangha, nicknamed the “Ketamine Queen,” with possessing and distributing methamphetamine and ketamine out of a stash house in North Hollywood.
Sangha is due to go on trial in August.
Three other defendants — Erik Fleming, Kenneth Iwamasa and Mark Chavez — agreed to plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to supply ketamine.
Authorities alleged that Plasencia attempted to cover his tracks during the investigation, concocting a bogus “treatment plan” for Perry in an attempt to show the ketamine was legitimately prescribed.
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