From ABC News: Five people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, ABC News has learned.
The arrests were made in an early morning operation Thursday, according to law enforcement sources.
Five people — including two doctors — have been charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, according to a federal source. The indictment alleges that the two doctors were the initial sources of supply, but at one point federal officials believe the drugs became too expensive and Perry switched to a new source, including a woman known as the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles,” according to the federal source.
The charges will also include the death of another person who is referred to in the indictment by the initials C.M., according to the federal source.
Perry, who was 54, was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home on October 28 of last year. An autopsy report revealed he died from the acute effects of ketamine. The autopsy suggested that Perry fell unconscious from the drugs, then slid underwater and drowned.
A news briefing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon with the U.S. attorney for Los Angeles and the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, to announce the charges.
BREAKING: Multiple people are facing federal drug charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, sources tell ABC News. An official announcement is expected to be made by law enforcement and investigators later today.
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BREAKING: Multiple arrests made in the death of Matthew Perry after he passed away in his hot tub last October.
According to Fox News, the ketamine found in Perry’s body was not prescribed.
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BREAKING: Multiple people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, ABC News has learned.
The arrests were made in an early morning operation Thursday, according to law enforcement sources. https://t.co/o43Zd8pdjO pic.twitter.com/M0WjcPbL33
— ABC News (@ABC) August 15, 2024
Big Break in the Matthew Perry death investigation — there have been multiple arrests made, including at least one doctor … TMZ has learned.https://t.co/87m1dmowxn
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 15, 2024
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