Prosecutors say that Salvador Plasencia, a physician also known by his stage name “Dr. P,” wrote the text. He is one of five defendants accused of being involved in the actor’s death.
The “Ketamine Queen,” Jasveen Sangha, her live-in personal aide Kenneth Iwamasa, TV star Erik Fleming, and another physician, Mark Chavez, are among the other defendants.
Physician Chavez of San Diego has consented to enter a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, while Iwamasa and Fleming have already entered guilty pleas to charges pertaining to Perry’s death.
Plasencia entered a not guilty plea to the accusation against him on Thursday afternoon, and his trial is set to begin on October 8.
A $100,000 (£77,796) bail bond with a few further restrictions was approved by the judge.
Additionally, although Plasencia was out on bond, he was allowed to continue operating his medical business “not related to controlled substances” as long as he posted a notice outlining his situation and had each of his patients sign a form attesting to their knowledge of the accusations against him.
Despite entering a not guilty plea, Sangha was not freed on bail since she had been released from custody following her arrest in March on a narcotics allegation.
