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Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years

The Guardian · May 13, 2026, 6:19 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Photograph: Brian Ach/Invision/APView image in fullscreen Matthew Perry on 17 February 2015.
  • A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered Friends star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison.
  • Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 56-year-old Erik Fleming in a federal court in Los Angeles.

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Matthew Perry on 17 February 2015. Photograph: Brian Ach/Invision/APView image in fullscreen Matthew Perry on 17 February 2015. Photograph: Brian Ach/Invision/APMatthew Perry Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 death

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Prefer the Guardian on Google. A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered Friends star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison.

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