Matthew Perry Assistant Sentenced; Ken Iwamasa Injected Fatal Ketamine Shots
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Key Points:
- Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, Ken Iwamasa, was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and fined $10,000 for injecting the actor with fatal ketamine doses on October 28, 2023.
- Iwamasa, Perry’s close friend since 1992 and personal assistant since 2022, was the last person to speak with Perry before his death and was the first defendant to plead guilty in the case.
- Jasveen Sangha, known as the Ketamine Queen, received a 15-year prison sentence for supplying the drugs that contributed to Perry’s death, alongside two doctors and a treatment center director who were also sentenced.
- The Department of Justice revealed that Sangha and Eric Fleming sold 51 vials of ketamine to Perry, which were given to Iwamasa for administration.
- Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett noted that while there was no hard evidence of malicious intent by Iwamasa, his reckless conduct and close knowledge of Perry’s substance issues contributed to the tragedy.