LOS ANGELES — A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors.
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former “Friends” star would be willing to pay.
“These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” Estrada said.
Perry died in October due to a ketamine overdose and received several injections on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant. The assistant is the one who found Perry dead later that day.
Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of “Ride” in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015.
Two of the people, including one of the doctors charged, have been arrested, Estrada said. Two of the defendants, including Perry’s assistant, have pleaded guilty to charges already, and a third person has agreed to plead guilty.
People are also reading…
…
…
…
