Arrest made over Matthew Perry’s drug-related death

An arrest has been made in connection with the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry.

The actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home on October 28, aged 54. An autopsy report ruled his manner of death to be accidental, and showed that he died from the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning.

An individual was arrested in Southern California on Thursday (August 15) in connection to Perry’s death, law enforcement sources have told NBC News.

The police launched a criminal investigation into Perry’s death back in May, and stated they were working with federal authorities to pinpoint the source of the ketamine the 54-year-old actor had consumed.

At the time of his death, Perry was receiving ketamine infusion therapy, which is said to help with depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction problems. He suffered from severe addictions to drugs and alcohol for the majority of his life.

However, his last therapy session reportedly took place just over a week before his death, and the autopsy stated that: “The ketamine in his system at death could not be from that infusion therapy since ketamine’s half-life is three to four hours or less.”

Other contributing factors to his death included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, which can be used to treat opioid use disorder, the post-mortem said.

Back in June, the LAPD said that “multiple people” could be charged in relation to Perry’s drug-induced death, with two female celebrities being linked to the incident by the media.

Elsewhere, Perry’s Friends co-star Courteney Cox previously shared that she still “talks” with her former on-screen husband following his passing.

“I talk to my mum, my dad, Matthew,” she shared. “I feel like there are a lot of people that, I think, guide us… I do sense – I sense Matthew’s around for sure.”

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