Summary
Doctor Salvador Plasencia admitted to illegally giving the drug ketamine to Matthew Perry, an actor from the TV show Friends, shortly before Perry's overdose and death in 2023. Plasencia pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court to reduce his charges. He agreed to give up his medical license and acknowledged responsibility for his actions.
Key Facts
- Doctor Salvador Plasencia supplied ketamine to actor Matthew Perry illegally.
- Plasencia faced the court in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty.
- He agreed to a deal with prosecutors, which dropped some charges against him.
- Plasencia will no longer practice medicine and will give up his medical license.
- Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023, from ketamine’s acute effects, although other health issues also contributed.
- Plasencia provided Perry with 20 ketamine vials totaling 100 milligrams.
- Prosecutors said Plasencia made $4,500 from ketamine sales.
- A fifth defendant, Jasveen Sangha, has pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in August.
