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Ex-MLB Star Dykstra Faces New Drug Charges
3 Jan
Summary
- Lenny Dykstra was a passenger during a New Year's Day traffic stop.
- Pennsylvania State Police found drugs and paraphernalia.
- Charges will be filed, but specifics remain undisclosed.
Retired baseball star Lenny Dykstra, 62, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Pennsylvania State Police on New Year's Day in Pike County. Authorities reported finding drugs and paraphernalia during the stop, and stated that charges would be filed, though details remain unconfirmed. Dykstra, once nicknamed 'Nails' for his playing style with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, has a documented history of legal challenges.
These past legal issues include a prison sentence for bankruptcy fraud and grand theft auto, for which he served over six months. He also pleaded no contest in 2012 to charges of indecent exposure related to encounters found through Craigslist. Further legal entanglements involved his company, Titan Equity Group, in 2019 for illegally renting out property.
In 2019, Dykstra also faced and had dropped drug and terroristic threat charges following an incident with an Uber driver, where cocaine, MDMA, and marijuana were reportedly found. More recently, in 2020, a defamation lawsuit he filed against former teammate Ron Darling was dismissed, with a judge noting Dykstra's already tarnished reputation for various misconducts.
