Lenny Dykstra Faces New Legal Issues
Lenny Dykstra, part of the Mets’ 1986 World Series team, is possibly encountering more legal troubles. According to Pennsylvania State Police records, he was suspected of having drugs during a traffic stop that occurred just after midnight on Thursday.
The 62-year-old, a resident of Scranton, was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra truck that police stopped for violating the Motor Vehicle Traffic Act.
Dykstra was named an “arrestee” in the police report. The report notes, “During this investigation, the passenger was found to be in possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Charges will be filed.”
However, his attorney, Matthew Britt, told TMZ that Dykstra would be found “not guilty” in this matter. Britt insisted, “Lenny Dykstra was just a passenger in a car that didn’t belong to him,” adding that the actual driver and owner were taken into custody on suspicion of DUI. He emphasized that Dykstra was neither under the influence nor arrested at the scene, and he believes that any charges against him would be dismissed promptly.
Dykstra, who played in MLB for 12 seasons from 1985 to 1996—five of those with the Mets—has faced various legal issues in the past. His most notable incident occurred in 2018 when he was detained in Linden, New Jersey, for drug possession and making threats to an Uber driver. He later pled guilty to disorderly conduct, and the more serious charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
He has also faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, the first being in 1999 when he was arrested for allegedly harassing a 17-year-old girl at a car wash. That case, however, was later dropped.
In 2011, Dykstra was accused of sexual assault by his housekeeper, who claimed she complied with his demands due to financial pressures. Ultimately, no charges were filed.
In 2012, he was charged with grand theft auto and drug possession, which resulted in a three-year prison sentence. Later that year, he pled guilty to charges related to bankruptcy fraud and money laundering, after admitting to hiding and selling assets worth over $400,000 connected to a 2009 bankruptcy filing.
His most recent legal issue emerged in 2020 when he sued former teammate Ron Darling for defamation. Darling had accused Dykstra of being racist during the 1986 World Series. Ultimately, the New York State Supreme Court dismissed Dykstra’s case, declaring him known for a range of serious offenses, including being a sex offender and a drug abuser.
