3 Strike Plea Deals in Matthew Perry’s Overdose Death
Two of the five defendants in the 2023 ketamine death of Matthew Perry have pled guilty, while a third has agreed to a plea deal, Los Angeles prosecutors announced Thursday.
Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, of Toluca Lake pleaded guilty on July 5 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. Meanwhile, Perry’s acquaintance Erik Fleming, 54, of Hawthorne pleaded guilty on July 12 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
Following Thursday’s press conference announcing the charges, Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
The two remaining defendants are Jasveen Sangha, 41, of North Hollywood, the so-called “Ketamine Queen,” and Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 42, a.k.a. “Dr. P,” of Santa Monica. Sangha faces life in prison while Plasencia could...
Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, of Toluca Lake pleaded guilty on July 5 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. Meanwhile, Perry’s acquaintance Erik Fleming, 54, of Hawthorne pleaded guilty on July 12 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
Following Thursday’s press conference announcing the charges, Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
The two remaining defendants are Jasveen Sangha, 41, of North Hollywood, the so-called “Ketamine Queen,” and Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 42, a.k.a. “Dr. P,” of Santa Monica. Sangha faces life in prison while Plasencia could...
- 8/16/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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