Retired doctor Colorado doctor, Scott Burke’s Nantucket party yacht was used to ‘make porn’ before his arrest for drugs, guns and prostitutes

Scott Anthony Burke, 69, was released on $200k bail last week after his lawyer revealed the retired doctor had stage four terminal cancer

The retired surgeon was arrested on his yacht in Nantucket Harbor last Tuesday when cops boarded the vessel after receiving a distress call

Burke was busted for having drugs, guns, and sex workers on the yacht, by cops making a wellness check after a woman aboard called a friend to report drug usage, before passing out

At his arraignment Burke pled not guilty to charges of possession of a firearm, Class A and Class B drugs

New documents show that a woman on board Burke’s luxury yacht told a friend that they had been making ‘pornographic films’

After police raided his yacht, Dr. Scott Burke, [photo], was charged with one count of trafficking a Class B drug, one count of possession to distribute a Class A drug, possession of ammunition without a license and four counts of possession of a large-capacity feeding device 

Porn was being filmed onboard the party yacht of retired doctor Scott Burke, before authorities swooped and arrested him on suspicion of drug and gun charges, according to new police documents. This is part of emerging details from last week’s police raid of the 80-foot motor yacht Jess Conn in Nantucket Harbor that led to the arrest of its owner on drug and gun charges.
Boat owner Scott Burke, 69, was released on a $200,000 bail last week after his attorney Burke Henry Brennan told Plymouth Court that his client has an unspecified type of terminal cancer and just months to live. 

The woman told the man: ‘they were doing drugs all weekend long and people on the boat had been making pornographic films’, according to a police warrant

The retired doctor’s yacht, the JessConn, which he named after his two children, was raided on September 5 in Nantucket after a woman on board called a male friend for help. 
The woman told the man, ‘they were doing drugs all weekend long and people on the boat had been making pornographic films’, according to a police warrant, reports the Nantucket Current. , adding that she wanted to leave the boat, before she passed out. That development prompted friend to contact authorities to report that she had overdosed. 

Police raided his yacht, JessConn, [photo], after a man called 911 claiming a female friend had phoned him from the vessel before passing out 

The man told the Nantucket Police Department that the boat had ketamine, Adderall, ecstasy and cocaine on board. 
The law enforcement raid party reported finding several prostitutes on the boat, but no charges have been brought against Burke on those claims. 
A police report previously stated that cops raided the boat in response to reports of a distressed woman who ‘did not feel safe’ on board and possibly suffered an overdose. 
Burke was charged with one count of trafficking a Class B drug, one count of possession to distribute a Class A drug, one count of possession of ammunition without a license and four counts of possession of a large-capacity feeding device. 

The married father-of-two claimed that the woman who overdosed had been working for him for a few weeks, and her female friend was staying on the boat. He was released on a $200,000 bail last week after his lawyer told a Nantucket court that he has terminal stage four cancer – and just months to live. 

Burke who has pled not guilty to the charges, was ‘extremely uncooperative’ when police boarded the yacht. He was placed in handcuffs and detained because of his behavior, according to an affidavit. 
The boat owner who is married with two adult children claimed that the woman who overdosed had been working for him for a few weeks, and her female friend was staying on the boat. 
Authorities found 43 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of ketamine, a .380 pistol, three 30-round 9mm magazines, and a 12-round magazine in a 9mm pistol, according to the police report.
The retired medical doctor who practiced in Denver, Colorado, initially denied knowing that there were illegal drugs on the luxury boat.
Both women also denied knowing about the drugs, though one claimed she had a prescription for Adderall.  

The wealthy retired doctor seen [right] with his wife Ellen and their children, was ‘extremely uncooperative’ when police boarded the yacht. He pled not guilty to the drug and gun possession charges. While allegations of ‘producing porn’ on the boat have just emerged, he is not facing any related charges

Multiple rounds of ammo were found on the bedroom floor of the yacht. Burke allegedly admitted that he was the owner of the firearms. 
Burke told authorities he owned the boat and had a license to carry firearms. However, investigators have said, his license to carry in Florida expired in 2022.  
He is currently living at the Ocean Reef Club, a private, gated estate in Key Largo in Florida, an area known for opulent residences that run in double-digit millions.
Police said in a prior statement that a woman was taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital after reports that she needed ‘medical assistance’ on September 5, at 7.45am. 
They added: ‘As a result of this information, the boat was identified and located within the Nantucket Harbor Anchorage. 
‘Authorities responded to the boat and located the involved woman and identified the owner who was also onboard.

The retired doctor, seen with and wife Ellen [left], who set up a medical insurance company where both his kids work, appears to have owned several other crafts

‘The owner of the boat was arrested by Nantucket Police Department for one count of Possession of a Firearm without a license. This case remains under investigation at this time.’
Burke’s attorney Henry Brennan told the court during a hearing that his client has an unspecified type of terminal cancer.

Authorities boarded the boat in the harbor of the ritzy Massachusetts island, with the 80-ft motor yacht being registered in the Cayman Islands

Speaking to Nantucket District Judge James Sullivan last week, Brennan reportedly revealed Burke’s health battle, arguing that given Burke’s lack of a record, the court should opt against holding him for pretrial detention.
‘To have this man potentially spend the rest of his life waiting for a case in jail, to me, would be very, very tragic,’ the lawyer argued.
Burke, who owns a $2.3million mansion in Englewood, Colorado, appears to have named the vessel after his children. 
He set up a medical insurance company where both his children work, and appears to have owned several other crafts.

The Coast Guard and Nantucket Police launched a probe after a woman was taken from the vessel, called the Jess Conn, after a ‘wellness check’. Burke’s vessel the Jess Conn was seized after the raid. Here it’s being tied up at town pier Tuesday morning

He is also the manager of Florida based JessConn Charters, though it is unclear how much or if he was charging customers to travel on a vessel used in that venture. It recently ran aground in Florida in May, but appears to have escaped without significant damage in the incident.
Coast Guard Station Brant Point is assisting the Nantucket Police Department in its investigation, confirmed Executive Petty Officer Jeff Wecal.
Burke who has a hearing in Nantucket scheduled for October, is allowed to remain in Florida until then.