Ex-Mets World Series champ Lenny Dykstra to face drug charges after Pennsylvania traffic stop
Lenny Dykstra could be facing more legal issues.Dykstra, a member of the Mets’ 1986 World Series team, was allegedly in possession of drugs during a traffic stop just after midnight Thursday, Pennsylvania State Police records viewed by The Post show.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.
The 62-year-old, who lives in Scranton, was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra truck that was stopped by police for alleged motor vehicle violations.Dykstra was listed as the “arrestee” in the police report.“During this investigation, the passenger was found to be in possession of narcotics and narcotic related equipment/paraphernalia.Charges to be filed,” the state police report said.His lawyer, Matthew Blit, however, told TMZ on Friday night that Dykstra will be “absolved” in the case.
“Lenny Dykstra was merely a passenger in a vehicle that did not belong to him,” Blit told the outlet.“Undeniably, the actual driver and owner was taken into custody at the scene under the suspicion of driving under the influence.
Lenny was not accused of being under the influence of any substance at the scene, nor was he arrested or taken into custody at the scene.To the extent charges are brought against him, they will be swiftly absolved.”Dykstra, who played 12 seasons in MLB — including parts of five with the Mets — from 1985-96, has run into legal trouble numerous times in the past, and was most recently arrested in 2018 for drug possession and uttering terroristic threats to his Uber driver in Linden, N.J.
He later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, while the third-degree terroristic threats charge was reduced to a petty disorderly persons offense.The three-time All-Star has also been accused of sexual misconduct multiple times, first in 1999, when he was arrested for the alleged harassment of a 17-year-old girl who was an employee at his car wash — those charges w...