Multiple people charged in connection with Matthew Perry's overdose death - US media

[Still Waters]

Perry was found dead in a swimming pool last year. Police said back in May that they were working to investigate the source of the recreational drug that the actor had consumed before his death.

Multiple people have been charged in connection with the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, US media reports.

At least one person was arrested in southern California early on Thursday, law enforcement sources told NBC News.

It is unknown how many other people have been charged or when they were arrested. Prosecutors are expected to release more details of all those involved later today.

https://news.sky.com/story/arrest-made-in-connection-with-matthew-perrys-overdose-death-us-media-13197309

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[Still Waters]

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Matthew Perry: Five charged - including two doctors - over ketamine death of Friends star

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The doctors are alleged to have charged the Friends actor $2,000 for a vial of ketamine they bought for $12. Perry's live-in assistant has admitted repeatedly injecting the star with the drug.

One of the doctors accused over the ketamine-related death of troubled Friends star Matthew Perry wrote in a text: "I wonder how much this moron will pay," prosecutors have alleged.

The text was written by Salvador Plasencia, a medical doctor known as "Dr. P", who is one of five defendants charged in relation to the actor's death, according to prosecutors.

Others charged include Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen", Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry's live-in personal assistant, Erik Fleming, an acquaintance of the TV star, and another doctor, Mark Chavez.

https://news.sky.com/story/matthew-perry-five-charged-including-two-doctors-over-ketamine-death-of-friends-star-13197495

[the13bats]

I know two different people who were junkies and a "buddy" shot them up and they died, one buddy was on it tried to help and admitted what he did the other was self serving arrogant dumped his dying dead friend in the street near an ER both are in grey bar hotel for long stays.

[noon]

The special k had him feeling like batman.

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[Still Waters]

One of the doctors charged in the drug-related death of actor Matthew Perry last year has appeared in a US court.

Mark Chavez was bailed at the hearing in Los Angeles on Friday during which he agreed to stop practising medicine. He is "incredibly remorseful", his lawyer said.

Dr Chavez, one of five people charged over Perry's death, has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors, but did not enter it formally during the hearing.

Three of those charged - including Perry's assistant - have already pleaded guilty to drug charges.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k3rjwlx8do

[Gromdor]

I'm sure he is remorseful. He wanted to drain Perry's money into his pockets- not kill a customer.