NEWSMatthew Perry Ketamine Death Charges to Be Filed 'Any Day Now' as Multiple Arrests Likely Imminent, Says Lawyer
Charges will soon be filed in relation to Matthew Perry's death by ketamine.
A criminal investigation into the death of Matthew Perry is nearing its conclusion, hopefully bringing his loved ones justice and peace as they approach the first anniversary of the beloved Friends actor's passing.
According to renowned entertainment lawyer Tre Lovell, charges related to Perry dying from the "acute effects of ketamine" at age 54 in October 2023 are expected to be filed at some point in the very near future.
Matthew Perry devastatingly died at age 54 in October 2023.
"Charges will be coming any day now. This investigation has been going on for a long time, and the leaks are starting to come out, which are probably intentional," Lovell revealed to a news publication on Monday, August 5, noting multiple arrests are likely imminent with potential suspects spanning from doctors to celebrities and drug dealers.
"Anonymous law enforcement sources are not going to leak stuff unless they intend on indicting, otherwise they’ll get egg on their face," the veteran attorney added, explaining how doctors who may have written the 17 Again star an under the table prescription could be at risk of getting taken into police custody, in addition to anyone who could have sold Perry the drug illegally.
Suspects could range from doctors to drug dealers or even friends who potentially aided in obtaining the illegal drug for Matthew Perry.
If a friend or associate of Perry aided his occupancy of the horse tranquilizing drug either through in-person conversation or via a written message, they too could also face a lengthy jail sentence.
"There are several ways to impose criminal liability, either through the distribution of a controlled substance, an unlawful act that rose to criminal negligence or recklessness, and even in some cases involuntary manslaughter and mail fraud," Lovell mentioned.
Matthew Perry struggled with substance abuse throughout the greater portion of his adult life.
Suspects arrested in relation to the criminal case may face prison sentences of anywhere between four and 20 years.
The looming conclusion of Perry's ketamine death investigation comes after Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller was reportedly questioned multiple times for her in the sitcom star's loss of life.
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Mueller, who was said to have formed "an unexpected friendship" with Perry while receiving treatment at the same rehab facility, was forced to hand her laptop and phone over to law enforcement, as OK! previously reported.
"She’s hired lawyers and has had multiple meetings with law enforcement since they arrived at her sober living house with a search warrant. She’s being tight-lipped about the situation," a source spilled in June. "It’s tough to say or know exactly what her role is [in Perry’s death], but she’s adamant she had nothing to do with that."
The beloved 'Friends' star was found unresponsive in his hot tub last year before being declared dead by first responders.
Perry devastatingly died on October 28, 2023, after the Fools Rush In actor was found unresponsive in his backyard hot tub by his assistant.
The Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir author's cause of death was later determined as "the acute effects of ketamine" with additional other factors including the effects of buprenorphine, drowning and coronary artery disease.
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The US Sun spoke to Lovell about the investigation into Perry's death.
