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U.S. Attorney to review charges in Matthew Perry’s death in drug investigation

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U.S. Attorney to review charges in Matthew Perry’s death in drug investigation

Ketamine investigation provided to actor Matthew Perry before his untimely death in October came to an end, and it will soon be up to the U.S. Attorney’s Office to decide whether anyone is charged, senior Los Angeles Police Department officials told ABC News.

The U.S. attorney could also refer the case to state prosecutors if they choose not to pursue federal charges.

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PHOTO: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in a scene from the television series PHOTO: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in a scene from the television series

PHOTO: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in a scene from the television series “Friend” in 2001. (NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

The investigation has been ongoing since Perry’s death and includes the LAPD, Drug Enforcement Administration, USPS and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Inclusion of USPS in the survey may indicate that medications or payments were mailed at some point.

Perry died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54, after being discovered unconscious in his hot tub. An autopsy revealed he died from the acute effects of ketamine.

PHOTO: Matthew Perry attends the premiere of PHOTO: Matthew Perry attends the premiere of

PHOTO: Matthew Perry attends the premiere of “The Kennedys: After Camelot” in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 15, 2017. (Jason Laveris/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

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The autopsy listed drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine as contributing factors unrelated to the immediate cause of death. The circumstances of the death were ruled accidental.

PHOTO: Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in the TV series PHOTO: Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in the TV series “Friends.” (Jon Ragel/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

PHOTO: Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in the TV series “Friends.” (Jon Ragel/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Perry had high levels of ketamine in his blood, likely lost consciousness and then went underwater, according to the autopsy.

Perry was known for playing Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom “Friends,” which aired from 1994 to 2004.

U.S. Attorney to review charges in Matthew Perry’s death amid drug probe, originally published on abcnews.go.com