California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine
Summary
A California doctor named Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to charges of supplying actor Matthew Perry with ketamine, a drug that can alter mood and perception. Dr. Plasencia is accused of selling ketamine to Perry just weeks before the actor's death and faces up to 40 years in prison.Key Facts
- Dr. Salvador Plasencia is accused of giving Matthew Perry access to ketamine before Perry's death.
- Ketamine is a drug sometimes used legally to treat depression but can also be misused.
- Dr. Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine.
- The plea deal could result in a prison sentence of up to 40 years for Dr. Plasencia.
- Prosecutors say Dr. Plasencia injected Perry with ketamine and taught Perry's assistant to administer it.
- Dr. Plasencia sold 20 vials of ketamine and other supplies to Perry and his assistant.
- Dr. Plasencia is one of five people charged in connection to the case involving a network of drug suppliers.
- Matthew Perry was best known for playing Chandler Bing on the TV show "Friends."
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