Overview
- Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 27, 2026.
- Federal prosecutors have asked the court to impose roughly 41 months in prison, saying Iwamasa repeatedly injected Perry with ketamine without medical training and concealed his role from investigators.
- In presentencing filings Iwamasa’s lawyers asked for leniency, arguing he was an employee who acted at Perry’s direction and could not “simply say no,” a claim he acknowledged had tragic consequences.
- Multiple family victim impact letters condemned Iwamasa for betraying trust and for his conduct after Perry’s death, with Perry’s mother writing that the family had “trusted a man without a conscience.”
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled ketamine the primary cause of Perry’s October 2023 death, and prior co‑defendants have received varied sentences—most notably a 15‑year term for the supplier—which underscore how cooperation and roles shaped punishments in the case.