“Ketamine Queen” Pleads Guilty in Matthew Perry’s Death, Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison

Jasveen Sangha, the final suspect in Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose, has agreed to a guilty plea — closing the book on one of Hollywood’s most tragic drug cases.

Nearly two years after Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in his Pacific Palisades hot tub, the final suspect in his overdose case has agreed to plead guilty — ending a high-profile investigation that spanned multiple agencies and five defendants.

Jasveen Sangha, a 42-year-old dual U.S.–U.K. citizen known as the “Ketamine Queen,” will plead guilty to five federal charges, including one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of ketamine distribution, and one count of distribution resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Sangha faces a maximum sentence of 65 years in federal prison, with sentencing expected in the coming months.

Court documents reveal that Sangha supplied Perry with 51 vials of ketamine through her associate Erik Fleming, who passed the drugs to Perry’s live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa. Prosecutors say Iwamasa injected Perry with Sangha’s ketamine multiple times in the days leading up to his death on October 28, 2023.

After Perry’s death, Sangha reportedly messaged Fleming via Signal, urging him to “delete all our messages” — a move that became a key piece of evidence in the case.

Sangha was the last of five individuals charged in connection with Perry’s death. The others — Fleming, Iwamasa, and doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez — have all previously entered guilty pleas.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Perry’s death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction.

Perry, 54, had long struggled with addiction and had been using ketamine legally under medical supervision for depression. However, prosecutors say he sought additional doses beyond what his doctor prescribed — ultimately turning to Sangha’s underground supply network.

Sangha’s plea marks the end of a tragic chapter in Hollywood history, closing the investigation into the death of one of television’s most beloved stars.