ELIZABETH, NJ – Former Major League Baseball player, Lenny Dykstra, has been indicted by a grand jury of Union County, New Jersey for two counts of drug trafficking and reportedly threatened an Uber driver during an incident that occurred in May in Linden, NJ

Dykstra has been charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, two third-level crimes, according to the indictment filed Tuesday. He was also charged with the threat of terrorism, also of the third degree.

Dykstra, three-time All-Star, played 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets and was a member of the Mets champion team in 1986. He is scheduled to be charged but the date of the hearing has not yet been set, according to the Union County Attorney's Office.

In August, Dykstra, through his lawyer Michael Brucki, rejected an offer of conditional release on parole conditional on the threat of terrorism. Brucki said that Dykstra maintained his innocence.

But the judge also warned Brucki and Dykstra of the ramping policy of the county attorney's office that once Dykstra has rejected the plea, it is removed from the table and will no longer be offered.

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On May 23, 2018, Dykstra, 55, of Linden, was arrested by Linden police for threatening an Uber driver. Linden police were alerted by a vehicle that was engulfed in the garage reserved for police headquarters early in the morning of May 23rd. The driver honked several times before abruptly stopping.

The driver of Uber escaped from the vehicle and told the police that he had recovered Dykstra at Linden for a regular fee before Dykstra apparently tried to change destination. The driver refused to change destination.

Dykstra allegedly placed a gun on the driver's head and threatened to kill him, police said. Dykstra did not find any weapons. Dykstra and Uber pilot Brian Lutty, 47, allege that the other made him fear for his life.

If he is found guilty, Dykstra could be sentenced to 10 years in prison, in part because he has already been sentenced twice, including a federal conviction for fraud.

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