Matthew Perry’s Death: Ketamine Doctor Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison

Matthew Perry’s Death: Ketamine Doctor Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison

It’s sort of well documented my uh world of recovery. Keith, do you think 30 months was sufficient? I think I’m going to let the decision stand as it is. And what was your reaction when you heard the the initial sentencing? Go with the sentencing. I I have very little to say. You have any comments that Dr. Salvador Placentia, who admitted to distributing ketamine to the friend star weeks before he died, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison today. His attorney asked that he served just one day in jail. Inside, he apologized to Matthew’s family and was taken into custody after the sentencing. Prosecutors claimed the doctor taught Matthew’s assistant how to regularly shoot him up with the drug. Taking Kay is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. Outside court, this chaotic scene as Matthew’s mother and stepfather, Dline NBC correspondent Keith Morrison, held hands as they headed in for the sentencing. Is there any sentence that you feel like would be justifiable for today? The couple, who were both outside Matthews Pacific Palisad’s home after he died, poured out their hearts in a victim impact letter. They called the doctor a greedy jackal who snuck through the night to meet his victim in secret for what, a few thousand? So he could feed on the vulnerability of our son. Broken people don’t need to stay broken. They also highlighted a text message the doctor sent to a codefendant asking, “I wonder how much this [ __ ] will pay.” Do you hope for the same outcome for the uh next cases that are coming up? Courts do what courts do.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a former physician who pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the ‘Friends’ star’s death. Perry died in Oct. 2023 after overdosing on the drug, which was originally intended as a therapeutic treatment. Perry’s mother and stepfather, ‘Dateline’s Keith Morrison, attended the hearing hand in hand. Plasencia is one of multiple people charged in connection with the actor’s death.