Multiple arrests have been made in an investigation sparked by the death of “Friends” actor Mathew Perry, according to news reports.
Perry’s unresponsive, ketamine-laced body was found in his hot tub on Oct. 28.
After his death, an investigation began into how Perry obtained the ketamine.
Thursday’s arrests, which took place early in the day, include a doctor, according to KABC-TV, which cited law enforcement sources.
Big Break in the Matthew Perry death investigation — there have been multiple arrests made, including at least one doctor … TMZ has learned.https://t.co/87m1dmowxn
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 15, 2024
The report said federal charges in connection with the arrests would be announced later Thursday.
A report from The New York Times gave the name of one person arrested as a woman named Jasveen Sangha, citing police sources it did not name.
A report in the Los Angeles Times said that evidence was seized after multiple search warrants were executed.
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The investigation involved the Los Angeles Police Department, federal Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to KABC.
BREAKING: Multiple arrests made in the death of Matthew Perry after he passed away in his hot tub last October.
According to Fox News, the ketamine found in Perry’s body was not prescribed.
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High levels of ketamine were found in Perry’s blood, according to his autopsy.
Police believe that on the night he died, Perry, 54, first became unconscious then his head slid under the surface of the hot tub’s water.
At the time of his death, Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy to address depression, according to The Associated Press.
However, the medical examiner reported that the levels of ketamine in Perry’s blood far exceeded what should have been there, given that his last treatment was 1 1/2 weeks before his death.
Ketamine is metabolized in a few hours.
At the time he died, Perry was under the care of a psychiatrist and an anesthesiologist who served as his primary care physician, according to the medical examiner’s report.
Perry had publicly admitted that he suffered problems with addiction in his past.
