
Matthew Perry
Pictures by Nick ROOD/Young Hollywood/GettyTwo months after Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 in October 2023, his death was ruled an accident. This sentence turned out to be far from the end of the story.
A December 2023 toxicology report concluded that Perry died from “the acute effects of cetamine”. The report said that Perry had been receiving periodic infusions from ketamine to treat depression and anxiety, but its last infusion had occurred more than a week before his death. The discrepancy set room for questions about how and why Perry had ketamine in his system when he died.
In May 2024 the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that they had opened an investigation to Perry’s death. Three months later, five individuals – Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Jasveen Sangha, Kenneth Waysay, Erik Fleming and Dr. Mark Chavez – They were affected with different federal positions, including – the conspiracy to distribute the cetamine causing death.
Continue to move -you to get a complete schedule of Perry’s death investigation:
September 30, 2023
According to the court documents obtained by Use weekly In August 2024, “after learning” that Perry “was interested in getting ketamine,” plasencia allegedly contacted Chávez about the purchase of drugs “so that he could sell the cetamine” to the actor. The documents also claimed that Plasencia made text messages to Chávez: “I wonder how much this Moron will pay” for the substance.
After Chávez sold plasencia, a license doctor, “at least four liquid ketamine roads, ketamine tablets,” syringes and gloves, the documents claimed that Plasencia left the drug with the old personal assistant to Perry Iwamasa and taught him how to inject ketamine so that he could administer -to Perry.
October 2, 2023

Iwamasa sent a text message to Plasencia asking for purchase of additional ketamine vials.
That same day, Plasencia made text messages in Chávez asking to sell more ketamine in Perry.
October 8-10 2023
Plasencia sold numerous Ketamine to Iwamasa roads and met with him and Perry in various places, such as Long Beach, California, where he allegedly inhaled Perry with the substance while in a car.
The documents also stated that on October 10, Iwamasa contacted Fleming to buy more ketamine roads. Fleming then made a text message to Sangha, also known as “The Queen of Ketamine”, to obtain the drugs.
October 14, 2023
After delivering samples from ketamine to Iwamasa and Perry at his residence the day before, Fleming allegedly drove to Perry’s house to get the bottoms for drugs. Fleming drove to Sangha’s “Stash House” and bought 25 roads. He then returned to Perry’s house and handed the drugs, according to documents.
October 23, 2023
Iwamasa did text messages in Fleming asking you to buy more ketamine, allegedly asking through text: “Can we do the same as the last time for the next two days?”
Fleming traveled to Perry’s house to collect Iwamasa cash.
October 24, 2023
Fleming allegedly bought another 25 Ketamine roads to Sangha, and then returned to Perry’s house to leave the drugs.
October 25-27
The court documents claimed that Iwamasa administered Perry to “at least” six Ketamine injections on October 25, October 26 and October 27.
October 28, 2023
Perry was found unanswered in a hot tub in his home in Los Angeles. He was declared dead later that day.
In documents obtained by UsIt was alleged that Iwamasa injected Perry with “multiple doses of ketamine he received” from Fleming and Sangha, “with death and serious injuries” from the late actor. The documents also claimed that Plasencia provided the syringes.
That same day, Sangha commissioned Fleming to “distance himself from the sale of ketamine” in Perry, including the removal of digital tests on his cell phones.
October 30, 2023
Fleming allegedly made text messages in Sangha asking how long the ketamine is kept in someone’s system, as a “three -month tox screening” would be performed on Perry.
December 2023
The Los Angeles County Medical Examinator’s office published a toxicology report that concluded that Perry died from “the acute effects of cetamine”. The death of the actor ruled an accident, with a coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat the use of opioids) listed as contributing factors.
May 2024
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that they had opened an investigation into Perry’s death, focusing specifically on how Perry obtained the cetamine that was in his system when he died.
August 15, 2024

The United States Prosecutor’s Office of the California Central District shared a press release advertiser –lo Dr. Salvador Plasenciaa licensed doctor and Jasveen SanghaAka “The Ketamine Queen”, a suspected drug dealer, was arrested on August 15 in relation to Perry’s death. Both Plasencia and Sangha were accused of a conspiracy count to distribute ketamine.
Sangha was also accused of maintaining a premises involved in drugs, a possession count with the intention of distributing metamfetamamine, a possession count with the intention of distributing ketamine and five tiles of ketamine distribution; While Plasencia was also accused of seven Ketamine distribution counts and two alteration counts and forgery of documents or records related to federal research.
The press release also named three other people who had been accused separately in relation to Perry’s death: Iwamasa, his well -known Fleming and Dr. Chavez, another doctor.
Fleming was found guilty on August 8 for a conspiracy count to distribute cetamine and a ketamine distribution count that caused death. According to the California Central District United States Prosecutor’s Office, Fleming admitted in court documents that distributed cetamine that Perry killed.
Iwamasa was found guilty on August 7 for a conspiracy count to distribute ketamine causing death and admitted that Perry repeatedly injected with ketamine without medical training, including the day he died. Chávez has agreed to blame for a conspiracy count to distribute the ketamine.
United States prosecutor Martin Estrada He said in a statement: “ These defendants were more concerned about taking advantage of Mr. Perry than taking care of his well -being. The drug dealers who sell dangerous substances are playing with other people’s lives for greed. This case, along with our other drug dealers who are dead, send a clear message that we will make drugs responsible for death. ”
August 30, 2024

Chávez, one of the doctors arrested in relation to Perry’s death, appeared in a Los Angeles court on Friday, August 30, after reaching an agreement to blame and cooperate with prosecutors, according to the Associated press. (Although he agreed to declare guilty, he did not present his supplication during his court appearance and will do so on a date to determine -later.)
“It’s amazingly unfortunate,” is Chávez’s lawyer, Matthew Binninger He said while the doctor, who accepted his medical license, was next to him. “He is trying to do everything in his power to deal with the evil he had here. Today he did not accept responsibility, but only because he was not in the calendar. He is doing everything in his power to cooperate and help with this situation.”
June 16, 2025
Plasencia made an agreement with the Department of Justice and faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, Period reported.
“At the first opportunity requested by the USAO and provided by the court, they appear and declare to count six, eight, nine and ten of the first accusation of replacement in the United States against Salvador Plasencia, which is charged with each defendant with the distribution of Ketamine,” said the United States Prosecutor’s Office for the California Central District.
As part of the agreement, the DOJ has the intention of “Recommend a two -level reduction in the judgment guidelines applicable to the level of crime. ”
Meanwhile, Chavez and Iwamasa, who were in the culprits, must be sentenced in the fall of 2025.