"PERRY'S KETAMINE DOCTOR JAILED, XANAX IN BODY CAVITIES & THE POPEYES DRIVE-THRU WITNESS"

0:03 Callarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter Tuesday, December ninth, twenty twenty five. Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do, definitely don't commit crimes while you're on them. Today's episode is a masterclass in pharmaceutical failures. Los Angeles. Doctor Salvador Placentia, the doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before his death, was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison. Called the friends star a moron who could be exploited for money. Perry's mother and sisters gave tearful victim impact statements. There is nothing moronic about that man, Suzanne Perry told the courtroom. He was even a successful drug addict. Florida, twenty seven year old Kaylee Poe, pulled over for DUI with a two year old in her car, failed field sobriety tests. At the jail, deputies found xanax pills in her soft, then found more xanacs hidden in her body cavities on camera. She tried to move them from her bra to somewhere more private while sitting in the back of a patrol car. Didn't work. Ohio, a man accidentally sent a baggie of methamphetamine through a bank's drive through pneumatic tube, mixed it in with his deposit.

1:21 Bank employees called the sheriff smart enough to use banking services, too stupid to check what's in the tube. Georgia, fifty three year old James Mann allegedly took xanax, crashed into cars in two counties, then parked his destroyed Volvo in front of a Popeyes, walked inside, ordered food, and sat down to watch the chaos unfold through the window. Police found him eating chicken while witnesses pointed at him. And Alabama, Seventy four year old attorney Sarah Baker allegedly tried to kill her husband three times by putting fentanyl in his food. Her client allegedly swallowed the evidence to help cover it up. Had posted on Facebook in August celebrating their twenty ninth anniversary.

2:05 Twenty nine years of marriage to this super guy has been quite a ride. I'm read Carter today, Drugs, doctors and decisions that will haunt you forever. This is celebrity trials. Let's start in Los Angeles Federal courtroom. Judge Sherylyn Peace Garnett presiding. October twenty eighth, twenty twenty three, Matthew Perry, fifty four years old, was found dead in the hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home. Cause of death acute effects of ketamine. The surgical anesthetic had been prescribed to him legally as a treatment for depression, but when his regular doctor wouldn't give him the amounts he wanted, Perry found other sources. One of those sources doctor Salvador Placentia, forty four years old, life since physician, and as federal prosecutors proved a drug dealer in a white coat. Yesterday, Judge Garnett sentenced Placentia to two and a half years in federal prison plus two years of probation. He pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distribution of ketamine.

3:18 Prosecutors dropped five other counts as part of the deal. But before the sentencing, the courtroom heard from Matthew Perry's family. His mother, Suzanne Perry, took the stand with her husband dateline journalist Keith Morrison at her side. She talked about everything her son had overcome, the addiction struggles that dated back to his time on Friends the strength it took to be open about his battles, the person he became despite everything working against him. Then she addressed Placentia directly. You called him a moron, she said, There's nothing moronic about that man. He was even a successful drug addict. She spoke eloquently, apologized for rambling, then broke down, crying, this was a bad thing you did. Perry's half sister, Madeline Morrison, followed the world mourns my brother. She said, through tears. He was everyone's favorite friend. My brother's death turned my world upside down. It punched a crater in my life. His absence is everywhere. Here's what Placentia did.

4:23 When Perry's regular ketamine provider wouldn't increase his dosage, Perry reached out to Placentia through an intermediary. Placentia saw an opportunity in text messages obtained by prosecutors. Placentia discussed Perry with another doctor. I wonder how much this moron will pay. That's a licensed physician talking about a patient, a patient struggling with addiction, a patient who trusted doctors to help him, not exploit him. Placentia sold Perry ketamine, knowing he was a struggling addict, charged him inflated prices, took advantage of his desperate d profited from his disease. Judge Garnett made clear in her sentencing Placentsia didn't provide the specific ketamine that killed Perry, that came from another source in the distribution chain, But the judge told him, you and others helped mister Perry on the road to such an ending by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction. You exploited mister Perry's addiction for your own profit. Placentia spoke before sentencing, broke into tears, said he imagines the day he'll have to tell his two year old son about the time I didn't protect another mother's son. It hurts me so much.

5:39 I can't believe I'm here. He apologized directly to Perry's family. I should have protected him, he said. His lawyers tried to paint a sympathetic picture. A man who rose out of poverty to become a doctor beloved by patience, made a terrible mistake, called his selling to Perry reckless and the biggest mistake of his life. Prosecutors wanted three years, defense wanted one day in prison plus probation. Judge Garnett split closer to the prosecution's ask two and a half years. Placentsia was led from the courtroom in handcuffs as his mother cried loudly in the audience. He's the first of five defendants to be sentenced in connection with Perry's death.

6:24 The others who pleaded guilty will face their own hearings in the coming months. Matthew Perry was everyone's chandler, being ten Seasons of Friends from nineteen ninety four to two thousand and four, one of the biggest sitcom stars of his generation. Open about his addiction struggles, wrote a memoir about hitting rock bottom and climbing back. He died at fifty four in his hot tub acute ketamine effects because doctors who took an oath to do no harm decided to exploit him instead. Doctor Placentia will serve his time, the other defendants will serve theirs. But Matthew Perry is still dead. His mother still has a crater in her life, his sisters still mourn, and the people who were supposed to help him will spend years in prison for feeding his addiction. Some people just shouldn't be doctors. Rest in peace, Matthew, We'll be right back with criminal stupidity at its finest.

7:20 Bank drive through meth deposits, Popeyes, parking lot chaos, and Xanax's hidden in places Xanax should never be hidden. Welcome back to celebrity trials. I'm read Carter. Let's talk about drugs and the idiots who do them, because sometimes you just need to marvel at human decision making. The bank drive through meth deposit. Woodsfield, Ohio, small town about one hundred and twenty miles east of Columbus. December third, twenty twenty five, Jason G. Smith, forty six years old, pulled up to his local banks drive through, put his transaction into the pneumatic tube, sent it through normal banking, except he forgot to remove the baggy of methamphetamine he'd apparently stashed in there. Bank employee opens the tube, finds the deposit slip, the checks, and a bag of crystal like substance.

8:21 Calls the sheriff, testing confirmed methamphetamine. Over the course of the investigation, authorities determined Smith had inadvertently sent the package to the bank during an otherwise routine banking transaction. Inadvertently, he accidentally deposited meth at the bank through the pneumatic tube. Smart enough to have a bank account, too stupid to check what's in the canister before sending it to a teller. Later, officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources located Smith in nearby Wayne Township. Deputies brought a drug dog found additional suspected drugs and drug related items in his truck. Monroe County sh Sheriff Derek Norman had the quote of the week. Illegal drugs don't belong in bank drive throughs, but they can be turned in at the Sheriff's office.

9:07 No charges, no handcuffs, just help. We'd much rather safely take them off the street than see another unexpected deposit. Unexpected deposit. I love small town sheriffs. Smith was transported to the Monroe County Jail, charges pending, all because he couldn't keep track of his meth. Google's search history is forever. Apparently so is bank transaction history. The Popeyes parking lot spectator, Duluth, Georgia, medium sized suburb, about thirty miles northeast of Atlanta, December fourth, twenty twenty five, around four forty five PM. James Mann, fifty three years old, allegedly took Xanax, then got behind the wheel of his Beije Volvo, then proceeded to crash into cars in two counties. The chaos started in John's Creek, allegedly struck several vehicles, then drove into Duluth, hit more cars along the way. At one point, shot over the median onto the wrong side of Pleasant Hill Road, nearly caused a head on collision with another driver who had to swerve at the last second. Police received calls about a car driving on the wrong side of the road.

10:19 By the time they arrived, the volvo had finally given out too many collisions, crested the edge of a landscaped median and came to rest in front of a Popeyes. Three drivers were at the scene. One said their car had been hit, another said their car had been clipped. A third said they barely avoided a head on collision. But where was the driver? Witnesses pointed to the Popeyes. Body camera footage shows what happened. Next. Officers walked into the restaurant. There sat James Man at a table by the window, eating chicken, watching the chaos unfold outside. Like it was a show. He was sitting in Popeyes the entire time, The officer said in the footage, he was literally sitting at that table watching everybody. He'd ordered food, sat down, watched police examine his destroyed Volvo, watched other drivers give statements, just observed his handiwork while eating Louisiana style chicken. Eventually, Man walked outside, Police called him over, took him into custody. Droopy eyes, slurred speech, no smell of alcohol, but a search of the Volvo turned up a prescription bottle for one hundred twenty Xanax pills filled earlier that same day. Seven pills were unaccounted for. A drug recognition expert confirmed Man appeared to be under the influence of a central nervous system depressant. Man was taken to a hospital, checked for drug and alcohol use, and

11:49 cited for DUI hit and run, reckless driving, and driving on the wrong side of the road. Multiple counties, multiple crashes, multiple victims, and he sat in Popeyes watching it all unfold while eating a two piece combo Make it make sense. The body Cavity Express, Palm Coast, Florida, small city about sixty miles southeast of Jacksonville. November twenty ninth, twenty twenty five, Kaylee Poe, twenty seven years old, ran a red light. Deputy pulled her over. She stopped in the intersection had to be told to pull forward for safety. Two passengers in the car, one of them a two year old child.

12:33 Deputy noticed the driver appeared impaired, slurred speech, watery, bloodshot eyes, delayed reaction time, difficulty with divided attention. Asked her to exit the vehicle. She had trouble maintaining her balance field sobriety tests five out of eight signs of impairment on one exercise, three out of four on another, six out of six clues of horizontal gaze nastagmus, the voluntary eye movement that indicates drug or alcohol use. Poe was arrested for DUI. At the jail, she agreed to two breathalyzer tests. Both came back with no indication of alcohol. When asked to submit to a urine test, she refused, then came intake.

13:16 When instructed to remove her socks, Poe removed them and seven and a half yellow rectangular pills fell from her sock. The deputy wrote xanax in her sock during booking. But wait, there's more. A full search yielded additional Xanax pills concealed in her body cavities, wrapped in clear plastic. And here's where it gets truly absurd. The deputy reviewed the rear prisoner compartment video the camera in the back of the patrol car. Poe was recorded removing items from her bra and placing them elsewhere, trying to hide the drugs in a more private location on camera in a police car where cameras are famously located. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staley summarized it perfectly. First, this woman did something incredibly dangerous and stupid by driving under the influence of drugs with a young toddler in the car. Then on her way to the jail, she thought she would not get caught with xanax trying to hide it in body cavities, but she got caught and now faces additional felony charges. Poe was charged with DUI refusal to submit to DUI testing, smuggling controlled substances, possession with intent to sell, and tampering with evidence. Posted bond the next day. Court date December twenty third, Merry Christmas counselor the attorney in the fentanyl

14:51 Cullman County, Alabama, November twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. This one isn't funny. This is dark. Sarah Baker seventy four years attorney with extensive experience in criminal defense, divorce, and custody law, according to her Facebook page, married to her husband for roughly thirty years. Prosecutors alleged she tried to kill him three times in September by putting fentanyl in his food and drink. The husband had a stroke several years ago. Baker was his full time caregiver, the person responsible for his well being, the person he trusted completely. According to the criminal complaint, Baker started plotting on September first, when she met with someone to plan the murder. First attempt came September fourth, second on September twelfth, third on September twentieth. The husband survived, suffered physical impairment, but lived because apparently her dosing was as incompetent as her murder planning.

15:48 Here's where it gets stranger. A woman named Felicia Nicole Coefield was indicted in August for tampering with evidence related to Baker's case, Cofield allegedly swallowed fentanyl that she believed could tie her to the murder attempts. Swallowed fentanyl to destroy evidence, the same drug Baker allegedly used to poison her husband. And here's the connection. Baker was Cofield's defense attorney during criminal proceedings. It's unclear if Cofield was the person Baker conspired with to obtain the fentanyl, but the relationship raises questions. Check out Baker's Facebook August eleventh, twenty twenty five, their twenty ninth anniversary. Twenty nine years of marriage to this super guy has been quite a ride, she wrote, but through the great times and the bad, his smile and sweet spirit have remained. I Love you.

16:38 Less than a month later, she allegedly started putting fentanyl in his food. Crazy about this guy, she posted in twenty twenty one. Crazy is right. Baker is charged with attempted murder, elder abuse, and domestic violence. Held at the Coleman County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. A fellow Alabama attorney, Will League told local news it's just sad that someone has gone that far and is willing to go to those lengths to do something, especially when they know all the consequences of the laws. She's a criminal defense attorney. She knows exactly what the consequences are allegedly did it anyway, the call is coming from inside the house, and sometimes the caregiver is the one holding the poison that celebrity trials for Tuesday, December ninth, twenty twenty five, Doctor Salvador Placentia sentenced to two and a half years for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry called him a moron exploited his addiction. Perry's mother told him there was nothing moronic about her son. Jason Smith accidentally deposited meth through a bank drive through in Ohio. Bank employee found it.

17:46 Sheriff invited him to use the drug drop off program next time. James Man crashed through two Georgia counties on xanax, then sat in Popeyes watching the chaos while eating chicken. Police found him by the window Kaylee Pohe got arrested for DUI in Florida with a toddler in the car, tried to hide xanax in body cavities on camera in the back of a patrol car. And Sarah Baker seventy four year old Alabama attorney allegedly tried to poison her husband with fentanyl three times. Her clients swallowed the evidence. Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do, maybe don't drive, don't bank, don't eat chicken, and definitely don't try to hide them on camera. I'm Red Carter. See you tomorrow.

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