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Erik Fleming sentenced in Matthew Perry overdose case

www.bbc.com·Nardine Saad·19 days ago
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Drug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry's overdose death BBC ​​​A man involved in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to two years in prison, US media report. ​Erik Fleming, one of five people charged after Perry's death, sourced the surgical anaesthetic ketamine from a Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" and supplied it to the actor. The drug counsellor, 56, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. A federal judge also sentenced Fleming to three years of supervised release and a $200 penalty. ​​Perry was found dead in his backyard jacuzzi in southern California in October 2023. His death was determined to have been caused by the acute effects of ketamine. Prosecutors sought a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Fleming while his defence team asked for a lesser sentence of three months in prison and nine months in a residential drug treatment facility.…

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