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Former MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Police on New Year’s Day.
Pennsylvania troopers found Dykstra, 62, with drugs and paraphernalia in his possession while he was a passenger in a vehicle stopped in Pike County.
Pike County is about 25 miles east of Scranton, where Dykstra lives.
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Former MLB player Lenny Dykstra, accused of threatening an Uber driver, rejects a plea offer before Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph Donahue. Lawyer Michael Brucki stands next to him. (IMAGINE)
Police noted that charges had been filed against Dykstra, although there were no specifics on what drugs were allegedly found.
Dykstra’s attorney, Matthew Blit, said in a statement to The Associated Press that he believed those charges would be “quickly absolved” since the vehicle did not belong to the former baseball player.
Dykstra was also not accused of being under the influence of any substance at the scene, according to Blit.
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“To the extent that any charges are brought against him, they will be promptly acquitted,” the statement said.
Dykstra has had legal troubles in the past, including serving prison time in California for bankruptcy fraud. He was sentenced to more than six months after being convicted of hiding baseball gloves and other items from his MLB days.
Dykstra also served a three-year sentence for pleading no contest to Grand Theft Auto and providing false financial statements, claiming he owed more than $31 million despite only having $50,000 in assets. His prison sentences were concurrent.
Lenny Dykstra #4 of the Philadelphia Phillies watches from the dugout against the San Francisco Giants during a Major League Baseball game circa 1993 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Dykstra played for the Phillies from 1989 to 1996. (Focus on sport/Getty Images)
Then, in April 2012, he pleaded no contest to exposing himself to women he met through Craiglist.
That same year, Dykstra had his drug threatening and terrorism charges dropped following an altercation with an Uber driver. Police said at the time they found cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, although his attorney claimed the incident was “exaggerated.”
Dykstra was a three-time All-Star during his 12-year MLB career, which began with the New York Mets and ended with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lenny Dykstra attends the 69th Annual Artists & Writers Softball Game at Herrick Park on August 19, 2017 in East Hampton, New York. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Dykstra’s three All-Star seasons were spent in Philadelphia, where he was traded from New York during the 1989 season.
Dykstra finished second in MVP voting during the 1993 season after leading the National League with 194 hits, 143 runs and 129 walks while slashing .305/.420/.382 with 44 doubles and 66 RBIs.
