Doctor Who Supplied Matthew Perry Ketamine Gets 30 Months in Federal Prison

Overview

• Salvador Plasencia, 44, was sentenced in Los Angeles after pleading guilty in June to four federal counts of ketamine distribution tied to Perry.
• The judge issued a 30‑month term, below the 36 months sought by prosecutors, and Plasencia surrendered his medical license and was taken into custody.
• Authorities say Plasencia supplied Perry with ketamine in the weeks before his October 2023 death but not the fatal dose, and the source of that dose remains undetermined.
• Perry’s family submitted victim impact statements that the court weighed at sentencing, highlighting his vulnerability and the ethical failures alleged by prosecutors.
• Four other defendants who admitted roles are awaiting sentencing, including physician Mark Chavez, who pleaded guilty in October, and supplier Jasveen Sangha, who faces a far higher potential penalty.