In October 2023, actor Matthew Perry was found dead in his hot tub. Investigations have been ongoing since then. Several arrests have now been made.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) conducted a criminal investigation into the origin of the ketamine. Two federal agencies, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Inspection Service, were also involved in the ongoing investigation. An arrest has now been made.
According to the US television station NBC News, at least one person was arrested in Southern California on Thursday, August 15. The federal prosecutor's office is expected to publish an indictment later today, which will list the specific allegations.
According to the New York Times, several search warrants were issued and computers, phones and other electronic devices were seized to find out who gave Matthew Perry the fatal dose of ketamine. Authorities have confirmed that the ketamine was not legally prescribed. According to current information, Perry's personal assistant and two of his doctors are also said to be connected to the case.
It is not uncommon for law enforcement to investigate the people who supplied the drugs in a death and, in some cases, subsequently file charges. For example, after Michael Jackson's death in 2009, his private doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of powerful drugs to the singer.
Matthew Perry was best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the series “Friends.” In the last years of his life, he spoke openly about his long-running struggles with opioid addiction and alcoholism. However, according to the coroner's report, the actor had been clean for 19 months at the time of his death.
