Matthew Perry drug counselor Erik Fleming faces sentencing today in Ketamine distribution case

The man who pleaded guilty to distributing the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles federal court

The man who pleaded guilty to distributing the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles federal court.

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Erik Fleming pleaded guilty in 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious injury.

In court documents, prosecutors said Fleming was a licensed drug counselor who reached out to Perry in 2023 after learning through a friend that the actor was seeking ketamine. Fleming, 56, sold 51 10 ml vials of liquid ketamine to the “Friends” star in October 2023, including the portion that killed him, prosecutors alleged.