Matthew Perry was given horrific nickname by team accused of his death

Charges were brought against five individuals in connection with actor Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose in October 2023
PUBLISHED AUG 16, 2024
Matthew Perry was given a foul nickname by the team of people responsible for his death (Getty Images)
Matthew Perry was given a foul nickname by the team of people responsible for his death (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Charges have been brought against several individuals related to Matthew Perry’s tragic death caused by ketamine. 

While arrests have been made related to the actor’s death, the authorities also revealed the despicable nickname the perpetrators were using for the ‘Friends’ actor in their conversations. Not only did they call the actor a “moron” in one of their chats but also attributed him with the term “victim.”

Till now, five people, including two doctors, a woman known as “Ketamine Queen,” Perry’s live-in assistant, have been charged in connection with the actor’s death from an accidental ketamine overdose last October. 

HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 28:  Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the premiere of
Matthew Perry was given a vile nickname by the people accused of his death (Getty Images)

Matthew Perry was given a vile nickname

On Thursday, August 15, United States Attorney Martin Estrada shared in a press briefing that five people, Jasveen Sangha, 41, also known as the “Ketamine Queen;” Dr Salvador Plasencia, 42; Dr Mark Chavez, 54; Eric Fleming, 54, a broker; and Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, his live-in assistant - have been indicted in the case. 

Per OK! Magazine, the arrests were made after the LAPD, DEA, and US Postal Service executed a search warrant and seized computers, phones, and other electronic devices. 

It was believed that the gadgets would provide information related to who provided the fatal dose to Perry and how he obtained it. 

Per Mirror, the lawyers claimed that Perry’s assistant and another person worked with two doctors and a drug dealer to obtain the ketamine. 



 

Per the indictment opened on Thursday in federal court, the prosecutors said that Jasveen Sangha, aka, “the Ketamine Queen,” and Salvador Plasencia (a doctor at an urgent care center), known as “Dr P”, maintained a “stash house” in North Hollywood. 

It has been noted in the indictment that Dr Plasencia - despite knowing the ‘17 Again’ star’s history of drug abuse - sought to get the drug to Perry. 

The charges against Jasveen Sangha and Dr Plasencia include conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and altering and falsifying records related to a federal investigation.

Matthew Perry's assistant Kenny Iwamasa, who had no medical training, injected Perry with ketamine on multiple occasions, including the dose that led to his death (LinkedIn via Daily Mail)
Matthew Perry's assistant Kenny (Kenneth) Iwamasa, who had no medical training, injected Perry with ketamine on multiple occasions, including the dose that led to his death (LinkedIn/Kenneth Iwamasa)

Per Mirror, Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa; another doctor, Mark Chavez; and a broker and an acquaintance of Perry, Erik Fleming, have been charged separately including counts of distributing ketamine. 

According to the prosecutors, the accused involved used encrypted messages and code words to refer to the drug deals. 

They used to term ketamine bottles as “Dr Pepper,” “cans”, and “bots,” according to court documents.

Per Variety, they distributed almost 20 vials of ketamine to Perry over two months in the fall of 2023 and took almost $55,000.

The prosecutors said that on September 30, Dr Plasencia texted Dr Chavez about purchasing ketamine so he could sell the drug to the “victim M.P.” In an email, he wrote, “I wonder how much this moron will pay[for the ketamine]”, and “Let's find out.”

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 1: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE)  Matthew Perry poses for pictures at Magic Ra
Matthew Perry died in October 2023 (Getty Images)

Matthew Perry’s assistant injected lethal dose

US Attorney Martin Estrada said during the press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday that on one occasion, Plasencia injected Perry with illegal ketamine and watched the actor “freeze up and his blood pressure spike.”

Estrada continued, "Despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for defendant Iwamasa to administer to Mr Perry.”

The attorney said that Iwamasa injected multiple shots of ketamine to the actor over the last four days of his life including the fatal dose that took his life. 

Estrada shared that in October 2023, Placensia even confided to his another patient that the actor “was spiraling out of control with his addiction.” “Nonetheless, [he] continued to offer ketamine to Mr Perry," added the attorney.

“These defendants cared more about profiting off of Mr Perry than caring for his well-being,” said Estrada during the briefing.

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