Physician Charged in Matthew Perry’s Loss of life Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Jail

A health care provider who pled responsible in connection to Matthew Perry‘s loss of life came upon his destiny Wednesday … he’ll serve 30 months — about 2.5 years — in jail.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia — who pled responsible to 4 counts of distributing ketamine again in July — obtained the sentence in an L.A. federal courthouse, the L.A. Occasions experiences. He was taken immediately into custody.

In change for his responsible plea, prosecutors dropped 5 different costs … 3 different ketamine distribution costs and a couple of counts of falsifying data.

As you recognize … Plasencia prescribed the ketamine which led to Perry falling unconscious and drowning in his scorching tub again in 2023.

Plasencia dressed up for court docket in a suave navy blue swimsuit … with a grim expression on his face as he waded by the gang of media.

Perry’s mom, Suzanne, and his stepfather Keith Morrison attended the sentencing as nicely … after they each condemned Plasencia as “grasping” in a sufferer influence assertion filed with the court docket.

The physician was initially going to show in his medical license 30 to 45 days after pleading responsible to the fees, however the feds shockingly allowed him to reopen his follow in August … with just a few main strings connected.

Dr. Plasencia needed to inform his sufferers about his federal investigation and wanted to get them to log out on his continued therapy of them. He additionally wasn’t allowed to prescribe any meds that embody managed substances, equivalent to ketamine.

Federal prosecutors requested for a 36-month sentence for Plasencia … whereas his attorneys have argued the harm to his private status and profession prospects are enough punishment.