Lenny Dykstra accused of putting gun to Uber driver’s head
LINDEN, N.J. — Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra put a gun to the head of an Uber driver when the driver declined to change the trip’s destination, police said the driver told them Wednesday.
Dykstra was arrested early Wednesday outside Linden police headquarters after the driver stopped and ran out of the car. Police said they found cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, but didn’t find a weapon.
The 55-year-old former All-Star is charged with making terroristic threats and drug offences. He’s been given a summons, was released and is due in court next month. It wasn’t immediately known if Dykstra has a lawyer.
Dykstra took to Twitter to respond to the allegations by, among other things, citing lyrics from Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Kelly Clarkson.