Lenny Dykstra Faces Drug Charges After PA Traffic Stop

Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra faces drug possession charges following a traffic stop on New Year's Day in Pike County, Pennsylvania, where state police found narcotics and related paraphernalia in his possession.

The 62-year-old retired outfielder was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra truck pulled over just after midnight on January 1 by a trooper from the Blooming Grove patrol unit. The stop was initiated for motor vehicle code violations, according to police records. During the investigation, officers discovered the items on Dykstra, who resides in nearby Scranton, about 25 miles west of the location. No details were released on the specific substances involved or the exact charges to be filed, though police confirmed that formal charges are pending.

Dykstra's attorney, Matthew Blit, stated that his client was not accused of being under the influence at the scene and was not arrested or taken into custody. "Lenny Dykstra was merely a passenger in a vehicle that did not belong to him," Blit said. "The actual driver and owner was taken into custody under suspicion of driving under the influence. To the extent charges are brought against him, they will be swiftly...