When her brother died Kimberly McLaury texted the person who she believes sold him the medicine that killed him.
After getting her brother phone back from police McLaury found a chat with the dealer pointing her brother paid for the ketamine through venmo.
After his death certificate came out. I texted back and said just so you know the ketamine that you sold my brother was listed as his reason of death.
On Thursday Jasveen Sangha the alleged dealer was one of 5 people charged in 18 count indictment relating to death of actor Matthew Perry.
Authorities detailed a connection between the world famous actor and Cody McLaury an personal trainer.
Pair died using Ketamine allegedly supplied by the same dealer a woman whose street name was the Ketamine Queen prosecutors add.
Sangha has pleaded not guilty to various drug related charges including one stemming from August of 2019 the year Cody McLaury died.She is not charged directly in his death.
The US Attorney Office added they uncovered an underground network of doctors and drug suppliers they claim were responsible for distributing the ketamine a potentially deadly controlled substance that contributed to Perry death in October at age 54.
Ketamine
Ketamine is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a short acting anesthetic for humans and animals in medical settings.
It is administered through and IV.
It is not approved for any mental health disorder but has commonly prescribed off label for treatment of chronic pain depression and anxiety.
Ketamine has long been used as party drug and latest study showed the supply of illicit ketamine is increasing in the the US.
Ketamine without medical supervision can lead to dangerous adverse events including unconsciousness and dangerous slowed breathing.
Perry was found floating face down in a stand alone jacuzzi at his
Pacific Palisades home in October 28, 2023.
Police add at the moment that no wrong play was involved.
Derivative of ketamine esketamine is approved for treatment resistant depression in adults.
The drug Spravato is delivered as a resistant depression in adults.
The medical uses for the drug are being explored few experts have raised worries about potential abuse or dependence that can come with misuse.
In Perry case prosecutors charged 4 other including 2 doctors and a live in personal assistant with supply the drugs to Perry.
McLaury was living in Los Angeles when his fatal overdose occured at age of 33 4 years before Perry and hours after the US Attorney Office alleges Sangha sold him ketamine.
Kimberly McLaury add her family start to doubt Cody death might be linked to Perry when investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department came to her home in Washington.
Court documents state Sangha did a Google search after getting the text from Kimberly McLaury typing can ketamine can be listed as a cause of death.
Prosecutors cited that Google search to allege Sangha knew that improper and unsupervised use of ketamine can be deadly.
They claimed in an indictment.