Matthew Perry assistant gets prison sentence

Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.

1. Frame 1Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett orders Kenneth Iwamasa to serve 41 months in federal prison over ketamine injections tied to Matthew Perry’s death.
2. Frame 2Iwamasa had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine after prosecutors said he bought and injected the drug without medical training.
3. Frame 3The sentence closes a five-defendant prosecution that followed Perry’s Oct. 28, 2023 death at age 54.
4. Frame 4Other defendants drew different penalties: Salvador Plasencia received 30 months, while Mark Chavez got supervised release and home confinement.
5. Frame 5Perry’s stepfather told the court Iwamasa betrayed the family after they asked him to call if Perry relapsed.
6. Frame 6Next deadline: Iwamasa must surrender by noon July 17 as the case’s prison terms start to take effect.