Married 69-year-old dad and former spine doc Scott Anthony Burke was sprung loose last week, Nantucket deputies said Sunday, adding that Massachusetts law stipulates bails must be paid in full.
Burke posted bail at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility about a day after his arrest aboard his 82-foot yacht Jess Conn on Tuesday morning, police said.— which remains anchored in the ritzy harbor — since Burke’s release. It is unclear whether the former doctor is among them or if he is still on the island at all.“Yesterday, I saw two males. … They were just sitting in the back with hats and glasses on. Just two people sitting in the shadows.
Retired Dr. Scott Anthony Burke, 69, pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons trafficking charges in court WednesdayThe worker said he wasn’t sure if one of the men had been Burke. Responding police transported the woman to a nearby hospital — and discovered about 14 grams of ketamine, around 43 grams of cocaine, a loaded 9mm pistol along with a trio of 30-round magazines, and a .380 pistol on the boat.After he was cuffed, Burke allegedly confessed that he owned the guns and told officers where others were stored.
Burke was hit with drug and weapons trafficking charges in an arraignment at Plymouth District Court Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty.
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