Salvador Plascencia, charged with 4 counts of distribution of ketamine, faces 40 years in prison. Perry died of an overdose in 2023 aged 54
A doctor charged with giving actor Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Monday.
Dr Salvador Plascencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.
Plascencia is expected to enter a guilty plea in the coming weeks, the US Justice Department said.
Plascencia and a woman accused of being a ketamine dealer had been the primary targets of the prosecution, after three other defendants, including Dr Mark Chavez, agreed to plead guilty in exchange for their cooperation.
