Five people have been charged
A doctor who has been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death reportedly sent a twisted text about the late actor before he died.
Perry died last October after taking ketamine, losing consciousness and drowning in his hot tub.
Yesterday, it was revealed that a number of arrests had been made in connection with the ‘Friends’ actor’s death.
At a press conference, prosecutors shared text messages exchanged between Perry’s doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez – two of five people charged.
The texts allegedly show that the medical professionals discussed how much the actor would be willing to spend on the drug found in his system.
According to the United States Department of Justice, Plasencia wrote: “I wonder how much this moron will pay.”
The text was reportedly sent to Chavez in September 2023.
In another text, it is claimed that he wanted to be Perry’s ‘go to for drugs’.
Other defendants in the case allegedly exchanged messages about profiting from Perry’s ketamine use as well.
Erik Fleming pleaded guilty to two ketamine-related charges after admitting to authorities that he distributed the ketamine that killed the ‘Fools Rush In’ star.
Fleming allegedly wrote in a text, “I wouldn’t do it if there wasn’t chance of me making some money for doing this.”
Between September and October 2023, prosecutors say Plasencia worked with Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa to distribute approximately 20 vials of ketamine to the 54-year-old in exchange for $55,000 cash from Perry.
Plasencia was arrested on August 15 and charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation.
Meanwhile, Chavez previously agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
59-year-old Iwamasa pleaded guilty on August 7 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.
Additionally, he ‘admitted to repeatedly injecting Perry with ketamine without medical training, including performing multiple injections on Perry’ on the day Perry died.
US Attorney, Martin Estrada said: “They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry but they did it anyways.
“In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr Perry than caring for his well-being.”
