One of the doctors who have been sued in the death of Matthew Perry has agreed to four counts of spreading ketamine to the Friends Actor, according to a new court agreement.
Public Prosecutors will the three extra counts of Dr. Drop Salvador Plasencia from the distribution of ketamine and two counts of forged records in exchange for the plea, according to the Associated Press (AP).
The context
Perry was no longer responded on October 28, 2023 in a hot tub in his house in Los Angeles. An autopsy report from the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner (DME) revealed that he died of the “acute effects of ketamine”. Drowning and cross -artery disease also contributed to his death, which was ruled as an accident.
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Over the years, Perry had been open about his battle with addiction. In his memoirs from 2022 Friends, loved ones and the big terrible thingHe shared that he started drinking at the age of 14.
Perry became known as Chandler Bing on the HIT NBC Sitcom Friends In addition to Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Matt Leblanc. The TV star also appeared in other series, such as Studio 60 on the sunset strip” Go through And The strange couple. The five-fold Emmy candidate has also brought into films, with roles in All nine meters” 17 again And more.
What to know
In a signed document that was submitted on Monday in a court in Los Angeles, Plasencia agreed with the guilty plea, which bears a maximum punishment of 40 years in the federal prison.
In the agreement, Plasencia – who had operated an urgent care clinic in Malibu, California – he said via another patient with Perry. In the run-up to the death of Perry, Plasencia spread 20 bottles of ketamine, ketamine suction tablets and spraying against Perry and the living-in-personal assistant of the comedian, Kenneth Iwamasa.
The other doctor accused in the case, Mark Chavez, was instructed to deliver the material to Perry, the AP reported.
Three other defendants, including Chavez, agreed to plead guilty in 2024 in exchange for their cooperation.
“I wonder how much this idiot will pay,” SMS “SMSENCIA Chavez, according to the Pleidooi agreement of Chavez.
What people say
Perry’s Friends Co-Stars paid tribute to the actor in 2023 after his death.
Aniston wrote at the time via Instagram: “Oh boy, this one is deeply cut … having to say goodbye to our Matty has been a crazy wave of emotions that I have never experienced before. We all experience losses at a certain point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love. Being able to really be in this grief.
Kudrow shared on Instagram: “Thank you for making me laugh so loudly at something that you said, that my muscles hurt and the tears have been poured over my face every day. Thank you for your open heart in a six -way relationship that required a compromise. And a lot of ‘talking’. Thank you for showing up at work if you were not good and completely brilliant.
Said Cox on Instagram: “I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day. If you work with someone as closely with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share.”
Schwimmer posted on Instagram: “Thank you for ten incredible years of laughter and creativity. I will never forget your unclocked stripping timing and delivery. You could take a straight line of dialogue and bend it to you, resulting in something that was so completely original and unexpectedly funny, still surprised. And you could make a family of six.”
Leblanc added on Instagram: “It is with a tough heart that I say goodbye. The times we had been honest with the favorite times of my life. It was an honor to share the stage with you and call you my friend. I will always smile if I think about you and I will never forget. Never forgot. You will finally spread your wings and fly brother you finally you you finally you finally you you finally you finally you
What happens afterwards
Chavez argued guilty of conspiracy to distribute ketamine in October. He will be convicted in September.
It is expected that Plasencia will introduce his guilty plea in the coming weeks.
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