Arrests made in connection with Matthew Perry's death
A number of people have been arrested in connection with the death of Matthew Perry.
Multiple people have been arrested in connection with Matthew Perry's death.
The actor - who was best known for playing Chandler Bing on 'Friends' - died in October 2023, aged 54, from the acute effects of ketamine, and a law enforcement source has now confirmed to CNN that multiple have been arrested following a police investigation.
Charges are actually set to be announced during a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday morning (08.15.24). It's also expected that details of Perry’s actions will be provided during the press conference.
In December, an autopsy report confirmed that Perry died due to the "acute effects of ketamine".
The report also listed drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects as contributing factors in the actor's death.
Perry - who was found dead in a "residential pool" - suffered from drug and alcohol addiction for years, and buprenorphine is a medication that's used to treat opioid use disorder.
The actor's death was considered to be accidental, with the report stating that no foul play was suspected.
However, in May, Los Angeles Police Department Captain Scot Williams confirmed to CNN that an investigation remained open and that it was criminal in nature.
He said at the time: "Hypothetically there’s a potential for criminal culpability depending on what the investigation undercovers, but at this point, we’re not there yet."
Williams confirmed that the authorities were looking at how Perry got the drugs and who supplied them to him.
The investigation was being assisted by the US Postal Inspection Service and the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
Perry was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles in November.
