Overview
- Dykstra, 62, was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra stopped just after midnight on Jan. 1 in Pike County by a Blooming Grove patrol trooper.
- State police reports say he was found with narcotics and narcotic-related equipment, and note that charges are to be filed without specifying the substances.
- Incident records reviewed by outlets list Dykstra as the “arrestee,” and the driver of the truck was not identified in public reports.
- Attorney Matthew Blit says Dykstra was not accused of being under the influence, was not taken into custody at the scene, and expects any charges to be dismissed quickly.
- Dykstra, who lives near Scranton, has prior legal history including federal convictions related to bankruptcy fraud and reduced or dropped drug-related charges from a 2018 incident.