UFC legend B.J. Penn was arrested once more after he violated a court-ordered restraining order filed towards him by his mom.
Police in Hawaii confirmed Penn was arrested for the fifth time this yr and ultimately launched on bail on Monday.
“Hawaii Island police arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee ‘B.J.’ Penn of Hilo, for violating a court docket order for cover,” Hawaii police mentioned in a press release.
“At 4:03 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a violation within the space of Puueo Avenue in Hilo. Upon arrival, officers decided that Penn had entered a property in violation of the phrases of a court docket order for cover by which he’s the respondent. Penn was later situated within the space and arrested with out incident. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, he was charged with violating the order for cover. His bail was set at $2,000, which he later posted.”
Penn has discovered himself in jail quite a few instances this yr after he was initially taken into custody on two totally different events for abuse of a household or family member.
He was then arrested two extra instances for violating a restraining order, which was only recently put into place for a full yr after a choose dominated that the previous UFC light-weight and welterweight champion will need to have no contact along with his mom and keep at the least 100 yards away from her residence always.
Lorraine Shin, Penn’s mom, initially filed for the restraining order after her son’s arrests on the abuse allegations following altercations between them at residence.
Shin accused Penn of “excessive psychological abuse” after he started claiming that his household had been “killed” and changed with imposters. The permitted restraining order runs by way of Could 26, 2026, which is one yr after Shin initially sought safety towards her son.
The disturbing allegations towards Penn began after Shin claimed she returned residence from a visit and located all of her belongings faraway from her bed room. Penn denied any involvement within the lacking property. A number of days later, Shin claimed her purse was stolen from a secure and that led to her making a theft report with police.
Previous to submitting for the restraining order, Shin instructed police she returned residence from a separate journey and located that Penn had allegedly put duct tape over her safety cameras and glue into the deadbolt lock on her bed room door to stop her from getting into. Shin later accused Penn of stealing her mail and when she claims she discovered the mail at the back of a car that belonged to one in every of her son’s associates, the 46-year-old fighter denied it was her mail and allegedly grabbed her arms and shoved her towards the automotive, which led to his mom screaming on the high of her lungs for her son Reagan Penn to assist her.
Penn was ultimately arrested and instructed to avoid his mom for the following 48 hours, however Shin claims he returned to the house and she or he introduced video proof as proof to police, which led to Penn’s second arrest in as many days.
“I consider my son [B.J. Penn] is affected by Capgras delusional syndrome (a psychiatric dysfunction by which an individual holds a delusion {that a} good friend, partner, guardian, different shut member of the family has been changed by an an identical imposter),” Shin instructed police when submitting for the restraining order. “He believes I’m an imposter who has killed his household to achieve management of the household property.
“In one of the best curiosity for my security, I ask the court docket for a six-month [temporary restraining order] and have my son ordered to get medical therapy or different supply of remedy.”
This newest incident ended with none bodily altercation however as soon as once more Penn was arrested and charged with violating the restraining order earlier than being launched on bail.
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