Erik Fleming, the former film producer who pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that resulted in Matthew Perry's 2023 death, has received a prison sentence in the high-profile case.
U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Fleming, who later became a licensed drug addiction counselor, to two years in prison during a hearing May 13.
In addition to his upcoming incarceration, Fleming was sentenced to three years of probation as part of the ruling. Garnett ordered Fleming, who'd been free on bond for about two years, to turn himself in for his prison sentence in 45 days, according to The Associated Press.
"It's truly a nightmare I can't wake up from," an emotional Fleming told Garnett before receiving his sentence, AP reported. "I'm haunted by the mistakes I made."
USA TODAY has reached out to attorneys for Fleming and U.S. prosecutors for comment.
