LINDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A former New York Met has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening kill an Uber driver who would not update his driving destination.
Lenny Dykstra, 55, was arrested outside Linden Police Headquarters just before 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Dykstra played as a center fielder for the New York Mets from 1985 to 1989 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 to 1996.
According to Linden police, Dykstra reportedly tried to change his driving destination, and when the Uber driver refused, the former ballplayer put a weapon to the driver’s head and threatened to kill him.