File Photo: Former MLB player Lenny Dykstra, charged with threats against an Uber driver, rejects a plea offer before Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph Donahue. Lawyer Michael Brucki stands next to him.
Dude, what now?
Just when it seemed like you hadn't heard about former Phillie Lenny Dykstra running afoul of the law for quite some time, Friday night happens.
Well, actually New Year's Eve shenanigans happened, we just didn't hear about it until about 40 hours later.
According to multiple reports, Dykstra, 62, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop up in Pike County, Pa. - not far from his Scranton area home - not long after the ball dropped on 2026.
Way to kick off the New Year, Nails.
Dykstra was a passenger in a 2015 silver GMC Sierra truck in Greene Township, which is part of Pike County, when it was stopped by police for what was alleged to be a motor vehicle code violation.
Allegedly, once stopped, Dykstra was found to have drugs and the paraphernalia on his person and was arrested.
It ended a streak for the Dude, one that some might say is more impressive than Joe DiMaggio's:
Randomly bumped into K9 Officer Cantafio, turns out he’s a big Phillies fan, thank you for your service brother 👊
And not that I been counting but guess who’s now gone 2,764 consecutive days without getting arrested 🔥
Law Abiding Citizen NailsNeverFails 💪 pic.twitter.com/EwujH0VcSk
Woops.
However, his lawyer, Matthew Blit, told TMZ on Friday night that Dykstra will be "swiftly absolved" of the charges against him.
"Lenny .. was merely a passenger in a vehicle that did not belong to him," Blit told TMZ. "Undeniably, the actual driver and owner of the vehicle 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 has a laundry list of run-ins with the law, with his most recent trouble stemming from an arrest in New Jersey in 2018 for drug possession and hurling terroristic threats at his Uber driver.
Following a plea agreement, Dykstra plead guilty to disorderly conduct and the terroristic threats charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
In 2012, Dykstra was arrested and charged with grand theft auto and drug possession that came with a three-year prison sentence.
Later that same year, he plead guilty for bankruptcy fraud and money laundering in federal court related to $400,000 worth of hidden assets that he sold after filing for bankruptcy three years earlier.
Dykstra has also had sexual misconduct charges against him that were later dropped in 1999 when he allegedly harassed a 17-year-old female employee of his car wash.
He also was accused of sexual assault of his housekeeper in 2011, but no charges were ever filed in that case.
