A heated cat fight erupted shortly before police detained a retired doctor on his luxury yacht docked in Nantucket – following reports that a woman may have overdosed on board.
Scott Anthony Burke, 69, was charged with drug and weapons trafficking after officers found cocaine, ketamine and prostitutes aboard his 82-foot yacht, the Jess Conn, while in Nantucket Harbor.
Police initially responded to a call from a woman who said she had overdosed and wanted to get off Burke’s party yacht.
Residents said a fight broke out between two women shortly before the authorities reached the ship.
“These two women were shouting at each other,” a local resident told The Post.
“I think how the police might have gotten involved is … not only was the woman being checked for drugs, but there was an apparent shouting match going on between a woman on the harbormaster’s boat and the launch boat that was either taking the person back or taking the person to,” he added. them.
Police arrested Burke after receiving a call from a woman who said she was overweight and wanted out Jess Conn. Nantucket Current
Burke was arrested after police boarded his 82-foot yacht. Nantucket Current
Law enforcement officers received a call shortly before 8 a.m. that a woman aboard the Jess Conn “required medical assistance,” police said in a statement Wednesday.
The woman “didn’t want to be there, was under the influence of narcotics and maybe [had] overdose,” according to the police report.
Police reports also say the woman was found in Burke’s bedroom on the luxury yacht. Prostitutes were also found on the ship, according to the Nantucket Current.
Scott Burke pleaded not guilty in Plymouth District Court this week.Boston Globe via Getty Images
Dr Scott Burke, seen with his wife Ellen in an undated Facebook photo, was arrested on September 5, 2023, after police allegedly found guns, drugs and prostitutes on his luxury yacht docked in Nantucket Harbor. Facebook/Ellen Burke
Burke told officers he was the owner of the boat and that he had a license to carry a firearm. However, police determined Burke was only licensed to carry in Florida and it had expired in September 2022.
He pleaded not guilty when he appeared in Plymouth District Court for the hearing today.
Investigators found more than 43 grams of cocaine, about 14 grams of ketamine, two handguns and other ammunition in the yacht’s main floor bedroom, the Boston Globe reported.
The exclusive Ocean Reef Club enclave in Key Largo, Florida, where Burke lives. Getty Images
Burke, who practiced in Colorado before retiring in 2021, now lives in the ultra-exclusive Key Largo, Florida enclave that features the private Ocean Reef club, known for its strict privacy policy.
“They have more money than God’s fear out there and they act like they can do whatever they want,” a longtime resident told The Post Friday.
Burke founded Denver Spine and Rehab and is the CEO of Injury Finance, LLC., a company that provides medical lien services for third-party liability claims.
Nantucket residents said Friday that while luxury yachts docked in their harbor are common, the amount of drugs and firearms found on the retired doctor’s boat is alarming.
“I mean of course there are people with party boats that bring the craziness,” said one. “The weapon side is the most disturbing part, I think. No need for that.”
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