Matthew Perry’s drug counselor who delivered the tragic Friends icon ultimately fatal doses of ketamine has been sentenced to jail time.
Erik Fleming, 56, was ordered to serve two years, with Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handing down the sentence in a a federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
An emotional Fleming said: ‘It’s truly a nightmare I can’t wake up from. I’m haunted by the mistakes I made.’
On October 28, 2023, Perry was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Pacific Palisades home and was declared dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office later determined that Perry’s death was caused by an accidental ketamine overdose.
The sentencing comes a month after Perry’s ‘Ketamine Queen’ drug dealer Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in prison, along with three years of supervised release.
Matthew Perry’s drug counselor who delivered the tragic Friends icon a fatal dose of ketamine has been sentenced to jail time
Erik Fleming, 56, was ordered to serve two years, with Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handing down the sentence in a a federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday – pictured May 13
Sangha pled guilty to five federal charges related to Perry’s death and has been in federal custody since her arrest in August 2024.
A judge ordered Fleming, who has been free on bond for about two years, to turn himself in to serve his term in 45 days. He was also sentenced to three years of probation.
Fleming was the fourth defendant sentenced of the five who have pleaded guilty in prosecutions over the actor´s death.
Fleming connected Perry to Sangha and ultimately gave her up to investigators.
He became the first defendant to plead guilty in August 2024, admitting to one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
