Editor's Note: This story has been update to reflect that the Uber driver alleges Dykstra threatened him with an unspecified weapon.

Former Mets and Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra was arrested in front of the Linden police station on Wednesday morning on charges he threatened an Uber driver while in possession of drugs, authorities say.

The driver, a 47-year-old Roselle man, told police he picked up Dyksta in Linden. When the driver turned down Dykstra's request to change his destination, the ex-major league player allegedly pulled out a weapon, pointed it at the man's head and threatened to kill him.

The mugshot of Lenny Dykstra, former Mets and Phillies outfielder. (Courtesy Linden police).

The driver got the attention of police by speeding into a parking garage next to the police station and repeatedly honking his horn before stopping at headquarters, police said. The Uber driver then ran from his car, according to police.

Cops didn't find a weapon, but Dykstra had cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy on him when police took him into custody around 3:30 a.m. according to a statement.

Dykstra, 55, of Linden, was charged with making terroristic threats and a slew of drug offenses. He was released with a summons and is due to appear in Union County Superior Court in Elizabeth next month.

Reached via Twitter, Dykstra declined to comment in detail on the allegations.

That’s the kind of thing I’d rather go with first to Steve @lookner. @AgendaFreeTV, you know? But I know enough about law to keep my mouth shut besides goofy comments on Twitter. — Lenny Dykstra (@LennyDykstra) May 23, 2018

Dykstra told the New York Daily News the driver "kidnapped" him during the ride.

"The guy went nuclear on me," he told the newspaper.

A police spokesman said had no information on the claims.

"What has been reported is unacceptable," an Uber spokeswoman said in a statement. "As a result, the rider's access has been removed from the app and we are looking into the matter."

The three-time All-Star has had a long list of legal problems since retiring from baseball during the 1996 season.

No incentive to respond. The court process is the court process. Will be fine. Just no purpose tweeting about that. — Lenny Dykstra (@LennyDykstra) May 23, 2018

In 2012, he admitted looting valuables from his $18 million California mansion and secretly selling them after he filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Dykstra pleaded guilty to three counts of bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy property, and money laundering. He ended up serving 6 1/2 months in prison.

In 2015, he was charged with stealing $50,000 in jewelry from a porn star.

He has also been accused of sexual assault by multiple women among his more than a dozen legal issues over the years.

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