Doctor Accused of Supplying Ketamine to Matthew Perry Will Plead Guilty

Dr. Salvador Plasencia faces up to 40 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine.
Doctor Accused of Supplying Ketamine to Matthew Perry Will Plead Guilty
Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
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A Southern California physician accused of supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose has agreed to plead guilty to federal drug charges, authorities announced Monday.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia faces up to 40 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California.