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Dykstra waives hearing at brief appearance in Pike County drug case

WVIA | By Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News
Published March 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM EDT
Former major league baseball player Lenny Dykstra, right, waived his right to preliminary hearing Tuesday, March 1, 2026 on drug-related charges in Pike County. He is seen outside Magisterial District Judge Randy Schmalzle’s office in Palmyra Twp. accompanied by attorney Thomas Mincer.
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Former major league baseball player Lenny Dykstra, right, waived his right to preliminary hearing Tuesday, March 1, 2026 on drug-related charges in Pike County. He is seen outside Magisterial District Judge Randy Schmalzle’s office in Palmyra Twp. accompanied by attorney Thomas Mincer.

Former major league baseball player Lenny Dykstra waived his right to preliminary hearing Tuesday on drug-related charges in Pike County.

Dykstra declined to comment as he arrived at and left Magisterial District Judge Randy Schmalzle’s office after the hearing in Palmyra Twp.

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Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News
Borys Krawczeniuk, one of the most experienced reporters covering Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania, joined WVIA News in February 2024 after almost 36 years at the Scranton Times-Tribune and 40 years overall as a reporter. Borys brings to WVIA’s young news operation decades of firsthand knowledge about how government and politics work, as well as the finer points of reporting and writing that embody journalism when it’s done right.

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