Recent court documents unravelling circumstances leading to the death of Matthew Perry have disclosed that the Friends star and his live-in helper spent thousands on 55 vials and injections of ketamine in the weeks preceding the incident.
As reported by Us Weekly, legal filings related to a criminal case against Iwamasa, 59, indicate that the actor and his assistant expended at least $55,000 on the tranquillizer within a month.
Iwamasa, residing in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, has admitted guilt to a charge of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death, potentially facing a 15-year prison sentence.
The documents reveal that Perry and Iwamasa met a physician in a parking lot for injections conducted in the back of a vehicle, with Iwamasa allegedly providing thousands in cash to acquire ketamine bottles, including a $6,000 purchase for 25 vials just nine days after acquiring another 25.
Prior filings in Iwamasa’s plea agreement indicated that he administered the drug to the actor three times on the day of his death, which was ruled as drowning in the hot tub of his $6 million Pacific Palisades home, compounded by the “acute effects” of ketamine.
Additionally, four other individuals, including two doctors, have been arrested and charged for their roles in supplying the drugs that led to the actor’s demise.
Perry’s stepfather, Keith Morrison, a presenter for ‘Dateline,’ has expressed gratitude to law enforcement for their serious approach to the case.
In a statement issued to Entertainment Weekly, he said: “We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously.
“We look forward to justice taking its course and we’re grateful for the exceptional work of the multiple agencies whose agents investigated Matthew’s death. We’re hoping unscrupulous suppliers of dangerous drugs will get the message.”
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said of the case: “Matthew Perry’s journey began with unscrupulous doctors who abused their position of trust because they saw him as a payday, to street dealers who gave him ketamine in unmarked vials.
“Every day, the DEA works tirelessly with our federal, state, and local partners to protect the public and to hold accountable those that distribute deadly and dangerous drugs – whether they are local drug traffickers or doctors who violate their sworn oath to care for patients.”
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