"The judge emphasized that Plasencia didn't provide the ketamine that killed Perry, but told him, You and others helped Mr. Perry on the road to such an ending by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction. You exploited Mr. Perry's addiction for your own profit, she said. Plasencia was led from the courtroom in handcuffs as his mother cried in the audience. He might have arranged a date to surrender, but his lawyers said he was prepared to do it today."
"My brother's death turned my world upside down, sister Madeline Morrison said, crying. It punched a crater in my life. His absence is everywhere. She talked about the broad effect of losing him. The world mourns my brother. He was everyone's favorite friend, Morrison said, adding celebrities are not plastic dolls that you can take advantage of. They're people. They're human beings with families."
Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry and received a sentence of two years in prison, two years of probation, and a $5,600 fine. The judge said Plasencia did not supply the ketamine that killed Perry but accused him of exploiting Perry's addiction for profit and helping enable the path to Perry's fatal overdose. Family members delivered emotional victim impact statements describing profound grief and the wide effect of Perry's absence. Perry struggled with addiction for years dating back to his time on Friends. Plasencia was the first of five defendants sentenced in connection with Perry's 2023 death.
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