Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years
Summary
A drug counselor named Erik Fleming was sentenced to two years in prison for giving actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that caused his death in 2023. Fleming cooperated with authorities and helped them arrest others involved in supplying the drugs.Key Facts
- Erik Fleming, a licensed drug counselor, gave Matthew Perry the ketamine that led to Perry’s death.
- Fleming was sentenced to two years in federal prison in Los Angeles.
- He helped investigators by naming Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen," who was sentenced to 15 years.
- Fleming pleaded guilty in August 2024 to distributing ketamine resulting in death.
- Perry used ketamine to treat depression but got illegal doses through Fleming and others.
- Perry died in his Jacuzzi in October 2023; the cause was ketamine effects and drowning.
- Perry’s personal assistant injected him with ketamine from the batch Fleming supplied.
- Perry was 54 years old and famous for his role as Chandler Bing on the TV show Friends.
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