On April 8, “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with the Matthew Perry death case. The beloved Friends star was reportedly discovered face down in his jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home on October 23, 2023. Notably, the actor was best known for playing the sarcastic and good-humored Chandler Bing on the popular sitcom.
Jasveen Sangha reportedly sentenced to 15 years in jail in Matthew Perry’s death
After nearly three years, there is some respite in the Matthew Perry death case. Last September, “Ketamine Queen” Sangha pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining drug-related premises. Furthermore, she also pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of the aforementioned drug. Moreover, she pleaded guilty to one count of distribution resulting in serious bodily injury or death (via PEOPLE).
Sangha provided ketamine to Perry’s acquaintance, Erik Fleming. Fleming then distributed the drug to Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa. According to prosecutors, Fleming was the middleman between Iwamasa and Sangha.
As per prosecutors, in October 2023, Sangha and Fleming gave Perry 51 vials of ketamine via his live-in assistant. On the 28th, the day the actor passed away, Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of Sangha’s ketamine. This resulted in the actor’s unfortunate passing at his residence.
At the time of Perry’s death, the autopsy report suggested the actor died from the acute effects of ketamine and other contributing factors. The other reasons cited for the actor’s unfortunate death were drowning, coronary artery disease, and effects from buprenorphine.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, press release stated that once Sangha learned of Perry’s death, she tried to distance herself from the situation. The press release notes, “After learning from news reports of Perry’s death, Sangha called Fleming on Signal to discuss how to distance themselves from it. That day, Sangha updated the Signal app settings to automatically delete her messages with Fleming. She further instructed Fleming to ‘delete all our messages.’”
Additionally, prosecutors mentioned in their memo that Sangha continued her ketamine business, knowing that it cost Perry his life. The memorandum states, “She didn’t care and kept selling. The defendant had the opportunity to stop after realizing the impact of her dealings, but simply chose not to.”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane for Mandatory.
