Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra is facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Jan. 1, according to Pennsylvania State Police records.
The 62-year-old was the passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra that was pulled over by a Blooming Grove Patrol Unit in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
According to the incident details, ‘Troopers conducted a traffic stop for motor vehicle code violations’ and Dykstra ‘was found to be in possession of narcotics and narcotic related equipment/paraphernalia.’
The incident report concluded with ‘Charges to be filed.’
The driver of the car was not identified.
Dykstra’s lawyer, Matthew Blit, said in a statement to The Associated Press that the former baseball player ‘was not accused of being under the influence of a substance at the scene.’
The three-time All-Star previously faced drug and terroristic threat charges, but a judge dropped them in 2019. Police had said they found Dykstra with cocaine, MDMA and marijuana in his possession following a 2018 altercation with an Uber driver.
Dykstra also had served time in a California prison for bankruptcy fraud. He was released in 2013.
The California native spent 12 seasons in MLB, playing for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.
The center fielder was a three-time All-Star, a Silver Slugger winner and won the 1986 World Series with the Mets.