LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to file charges against former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra after he was arrested on suspicion of trying to buy a stolen car.
District attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Robison said Tuesday that prosecutors are asking Los Angeles police for more information in regards to the investigation. It’s unknown whether charges could be filed against the 48-year-old Dykstra at a later date.
Dykstra has been in jail since last week awaiting word on whether prosecutors would file charges against him. However, federal authorities are expected to take him into custody on a separate bankruptcy charge.
Dykstra was recently charged with embezzling money from a bankruptcy estate. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
