The drug addiction counselor who delivered fatal doses of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday over the beloved “Friends” star’s death.
Erik Fleming, 56, had pleaded guilty in connection with Perry’s 2023 overdose death at the actor’s Los Angeles home.
Fleming, a former Hollywood producer and director, introduced Perry to “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha two weeks before his death.
The actor had been receiving ketamine to treat his depression and sought out more of the drug, meeting Fleming through a friend who was in drug treatment.
Flemingwould score ketamine from Sangha, jack up the price and then sell it to Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, at the actor’s home.
Fleming turned on Sangha and was the first defendant to plead guilty in the case, on one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. He is one of five people who pleaded guilty in connection with the actor’s death.
Sangha was sentenced last month to 15 years behind bars for her role in the overdose.
Sangha told the court she took full responsibility for her crimes, adding she had the “rug of life ripped out” from under her.
At Sangha’s April 8 sentencing, Perry’s mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison appeared in court to address the convicted drug dealer.
“I feel bad for you, Miss Sangha. I don’t hate you … You are a drug dealer,” Morrison told the court, fighting back tears.
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