2024-08-21 23:01:28
The investigation targeted several individuals, including health professionals and a close associate of the well-known performer.
After a long investigation, California police authorities confirmed this Thursday, August 15, the arrest of five people for its connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry.
The renowned Canadian actor, known for his role as Chandler Bing in the popular series Friendswas found dead on October 28, 2023 in the jacuzzi of his home in Los Angeles. However, months later his autopsy revealed that the cause of his death was an “accident” caused by ketamine use.
A few months before the first anniversary of his death, the media Los Angeles Times reported that police sources detailed that an investigation exposed a “vast underground criminal network,” which included one of his assistants and Perry’s doctors.
Who are the five people arrested for the death of Matthew Perry?
The information was provided by federal prosecutor Martin Estrada, who revealed to the media that “this network included an assistant who lived with the client, several intermediaries, two doctors and an important source of drug supply known as The Queen of Ketamine.”
The doctor is pointed out as the main defendant there. Salvador Plasencia and the drug dealer Jasveen Sangha. But the prosecution claims that they worked with the doctor. Mark Chavez, Matthew Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa; y Erik Fleming, Considered an intermediary to obtain the drug and sell it to the actor
In relation to this, the police officer said that “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction problems to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong.”
“They knew what they were doing put Mr. Perry in great danger, but they did it anyway. In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting from Mr. Perry than in looking after his well-being,” he concluded.