Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced
Summary
The personal assistant of actor Matthew Perry will be sentenced for giving Perry ketamine, a powerful drug, without medical training before Perry’s death in 2023. Several people connected to the case have received prison sentences for their roles in supplying the drug that led to Perry’s overdose.Key Facts
- Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s personal assistant, pleaded guilty to giving ketamine that caused death or serious injury.
- Prosecutors want Iwamasa to be sentenced to three years and five months in prison.
- Iwamasa injected Perry with ketamine multiple times in the days before Perry died in a hot tub.
- Other people involved include Jasveen Sangha, a drug dealer sentenced to 15 years, and Erik Fleming, a middleman sentenced to two years.
- Two doctors were involved: Salvador Plasencia, who got 30 months in prison, and Mark Chavez, who was sentenced to home detention and supervised release.
- Perry had asked Iwamasa to get ketamine to help with anxiety and depression but got doses that were too high and dangerous.
- Perry’s family expressed anger and sadness, saying they trusted Iwamasa to help Perry stay sober.
- Iwamasa and Perry knew each other for over 20 years, and Iwamasa worked as Perry’s assistant for about a year before Perry’s death.
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