<p id=”par-1_91″>The journey to bring the people responsible for<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/friends-matthew-perry-felt-like-i-was-going-to-die.html/”> Matthew Perry’s accidental overdose death</a> to justice has concluded. Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, is the last of five people to be sentenced for their involvement in the death. While tragic and heartbreaking details have poured from this story for years, a victim impact statement just revealed how callous Iwamasa was in the hours after Perry’s passing. A close friend of the Friends star revealed Iwamasa was “loving” driving Matthew’s car. The incident occured less than 24 hours after the actor’s death. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kenneth-iwamasa-jumped-behind-the-wheel-of-matthew-perry-s-car-hours-after-his-death”>Kenneth Iwamasa jumped behind the wheel of Matthew Perry’s car hours after his death</h2>
<p id=”par-2_100″>Lisa Calio, a close friend of Matthew Perry, wrote a victim impact statement to Judge Sherilyn Garnett, who presided over the sentencing. In the deeply personal letter, Calio said Kenneth Iwamasa’s sole concern in the days, weeks, and years after Matthew Perry’s death had been to maintain the lifestyle he had become accustomed to. She suggested Iwamasa made little effort to conceal how much he had enjoyed the lifestyle Perry’s employment afforded him. In fact, he was callous enough to text her following Perry’s death from one of the actor’s cars. The iconic actor had died just hours earlier. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio” id=”emb-1″><div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”>
<iframe title=”‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54″ width=”925″ height=”520″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/aAWxoSeqU5k?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div></figure>
<p id=”par-3_104″>Calio said that she received a text from Iwamasa around 4 am informing her that he was driving a car belonging to Perry from Hollywood Hills to Pacific Palisades. She wrote that he was “loving it.” Calio suggested Iwamasa showed no remorse and had little grief over Perry’s death. She also noted he took no accountability for the death, despite being the one to inject the fatal dose. Iwamasa had known the sitcom star for decades. She went on to note he opted not to<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/the-friends-cast-is-seriously-worried-about-matthew-perry.html/”> sound the alarm </a>on multiple occasions when it was clear the actor’s drug use had spiraled out of control.</p>
<p id=”par-4_37″>Calio completed her impact statement by telling Judge Garnett that “Whatever sentence he receives, it won’t be long enough.” She went on to predict that “He will always be known as the man who killed Matthew Perry.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-five-people-were-sentenced-in-connection-with-matthew-perry-s-death”>Five people were sentenced in connection with Matthew Perry’s death</h2>
<p id=”par-5_42″>Judge Sherilyn Garnett ultimately sentenced Iwamasa to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday. The decision brought to a close the prosecution of five people who admitted to playing roles in the actor’s death. All five defendants pleaded guilty to various charges.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio” id=”emb-2″><div class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”>
<iframe title=”BREAKING: Matthew Perry’s former assistant sentenced to 41 months in actor’s overdose death” width=”925″ height=”520″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/R7sh0hMa5Ew?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div></figure>
<div class=”related-article related-article–simple”>
<span class=”related-article-flag”>Related</span>
<p class=”related-article__title”>
<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/a-private-note-from-jennifer-aniston-to-matthew-perry-talks-of-fear-and-gratitude.html/”>
A Private Note From Jennifer Aniston to Matthew Perry Talks of Fear and Gratitude </a>
</p>
</div>
<p id=”par-6_62″>Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a doctor known as Dr. P, was sentenced to 30 months behind bars. He was also stripped of his medical license. Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/matthew-perry-outlined-prior-ketamine-use-in-his-memoir.html/”>ketamine </a>distribution. Dr. Mark Chavez, a physician who operated a ketamine clinic, was sentenced to eight months of home confinement and community service for one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.</p>
<p id=”par-7_40″>Jasveen Sangha, a drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen,” received a 15-year sentence in April. She pleaded guilty to five charges, including the distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Sangha was described by prosecutors as a high-level, high-volume trafficker.</p>
<p id=”par-8_48″>Erik Fleming, a drug addiction counselor who served as a middleman between Perry’s assistant and Jasveen Sangha, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his connection to the crimes. Fleming’s sentence was reduced after he agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. He was sentenced earlier this month.</p>