Two people were indicted by a grand jury and several others named as co-conspirators in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s overdose death last year, according to a U.S. District Court filing this week.
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Five charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death
Department of Justice officials said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that all five would face charges.
The indictment names the victim only by initials “M.P.,” but includes a number of details that line up with Perry’s death on Oct. 28 at age 54. He was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home.
The Los Angeles Police Department said in May that it was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Service to investigate the source of the ketamine that killed Perry.
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In December, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office revealed the actor died of the acute effects of ketamine and ruled his death as an accident. There were no signs of foul play or fatal trauma, according to the autopsy report. Drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder, also contributed to the actor’s death, the medical examiner wrote in a news release.
Perry had undergone ketamine infusion therapy, but his last treatment was more than a week before his death, meaning the “high levels” of ketamine found in his system could not have been from the treatment, the medical examiner’s office said in the report.
Perry struggled with alcohol and drug addiction throughout his career, which he explained in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” He wrote that he spent millions of dollars on dozens of detox treatment stints. Many who watched his career noticed his change in weight, which he said was a result of his battle with addiction.