New developments are coming to light about the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. The Offices of the United States Attorneys announced on Thursday, Aug. 15, that five individuals have been charged in connection to the actor’s death.
Perry died in October 2023 after he lost consciousness and drowned in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles, California. An autopsy revealed that his death was due in part to the acute effects of ketamine — a powerful sedative with psychedelic properties. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner declared his death was due to an accidental drug overdose and drowning, with no foul play suspected.
Now, authorities are saying the investigation is not over. Officials said the defendants took advantage of Perry’s struggle with addiction, which he outlined in a 2022 memoir.
Los Angeles homicide detectives and federal agents have been looking into how Perry obtained the drugs. The indictment calls out two doctors as the initial suppliers. The two suspects identified are Jasveen Sangha and Salvador Plasencia.
Sangha, 41, is known as the “ketamine queen of LA.” Plasenia, 42, is a licensed medical doctor known as “Dr. P.” The two were both arrested on Thursday in southern California with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. Sangha was also charged with multiple other drug related offenses.
The other defendants include Perry’s former assistant, a San Diego-based physician and an acquaintance who had previously helped the actor obtain ketamine.
“We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously,” Perry’s family said in a statement. “We look forward to justice taking its course.”
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