Matthew Perry's assistant who injected him with fatal dose of ketamine gets over 3 years in prison
Summary
Matthew Perry’s former assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to over three years in prison for supplying and injecting Perry with ketamine, which caused the actor’s accidental death in 2023. Several others involved in providing the drugs have also been sentenced on related charges.Key Facts
- Kenneth Iwamasa, age 60, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison, 2 years probation, and a $10,000 fine.
- Prosecutors say Iwamasa bought drugs and gave Perry repeated ketamine injections, including the fatal ones on October 28, 2023.
- Perry was found dead in his Pacific Palisades home’s hot tub; his death was ruled accidental due to acute ketamine effects, drowning, heart disease, and other substances.
- Two doctors involved, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, received prison and supervised release sentences for providing ketamine.
- Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen," was sentenced to 15 years in prison for supplying the drugs and instructing others to delete evidence.
- Erik Fleming, who delivered the drugs to Perry, was sentenced to 2 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.
- Perry was famous for playing Chandler Bing on the TV show “Friends” from 1994 to 2004.
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