Feds probing death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, doctor who prescribed pain meds and ketamine

Federal authorities are reportedly probing the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and the doctor who provided him with prescription pain medication and ketamine before he died last spring.

The FBI issued federal grand jury subpoenas earlier this month for records tied to Isray’s death, his alleged substance use with illegal and prescription drugs, and his relationship with Dr. Harry Haroutunian, a California-based addiction specialist, the Washington Post reported, citing court documents.

Investigators also spent several days in Indianapolis, according to two people close to the investigation.

“I do understand that there have been some subpoenas provided, but not to me, the Colts or any of our current employees,” Colts Chief Legal Officer Dan Emerson told the outlet, declining to comment further.

Isray, who became the Colts’ owner in 1997, died in May at age 65.

The NFL honcho, who had long been candid about his battle with substance abuse, had “spent the last two years of his life” privately grappling with a relapse that he and team execs shielded from the public, the outlet reported in August.

Isray was reportedly receiving treatment from Haroutunian, who allegedly prescribed him ketamine injections and a stockpile of opioid pills in the years leading up to his death.

“I dedicated 18 months of my life to try to care for him … as a brother,” Haroutunian told the outlet in a brief interview last summer.

“We did everything we could to make him as comfortable as possible.”

Haroutunian did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. 

The private doctor allegedly prescribed over 200 opioid pills before Isray overdosed on two separate occasions in December 2023 — once at his Indianapolis home and another at a rental home in Miami.

Those close to Irsay had relayed concerns over the treatment he was receiving from the recovery specialist, who was residing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Irsay died.

Isray’s death certificate — signed by Haroutunian — said the exec reportedly died of cardiac arrest caused by pneumonia and heart issues, though no autopsy or toxicology tests were ever performed.

The Beverly Hills Police Department closed its investigation into Isray’s death just days later.