UFC legend B.J. Penn was arrested for the sixth time in 2025 after police detained him following an alleged assault that occurred on the morning of Nov. 4.
Hawaii Island police arrested Penn on third-degree assault fees, and he was later launched on $1,000 bail.
“At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Kanoa Avenue in Hilo,” police stated in an announcement. “The 45-year-old male sufferer reported that Penn punched and kicked him a number of instances earlier than the sufferer was capable of depart the world and speak to police. The sufferer later sought medical remedy for his accidents at Hilo Benioff Medical Heart.
“At 11:50 a.m., officers situated Penn on Lehua Avenue in Hilo, the place he was arrested with out incident.”
Penn, 46, is scheduled for his preliminary courtroom look on Dec. 2 in Hilo District Courtroom.
That is simply the newest in a protracted line of troubling incidents involving the previous UFC light-weight and welterweight champion.
He’s been arrested a number of instances in 2025 primarily associated to allegations concerning abuse of a household or family member after which violating a restraining order filed in opposition to him by his mom.
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 allegations in opposition to 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. Just a few days later, Shin claimed her purse was stolen from a secure and that led to her making a theft report with police.
Throughout the investigation, Shin informed 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 forestall her from coming into. Shin later accused Penn of stealing her mail, and when she claims she discovered the mail behind a car that belonged to one among her son’s pals, the 46-year-old fighter denied it was her mail and allegedly grabbed her arms and shoved her in opposition to 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 informed to steer clear of 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 imagine my son [B.J. Penn] is affected by Capgras delusional syndrome (a psychiatric dysfunction through which an individual holds a delusion {that a} pal, partner, mum or dad, different shut member of the family has been changed by an an identical imposter),” Shin informed police when submitting for the restraining order. “He believes I’m an imposter who has killed his household to achieve management of the household belongings.
“In the most effective curiosity for my security, I ask the courtroom for a six-month [temporary restraining order] and have my son ordered to get medical remedy or different supply of remedy.”
A choose later accredited the restraining order, which stays in impact till Could 26, 2026.
Extra just lately a choose truly paused the authorized proceedings in opposition to Penn on these particular fees after ordering that the fighter endure a psychological well being analysis to find out if he’s match sufficient to face the felony fees in opposition to him. Relying on the result of the examination, the choose may probably order Penn to be remanded to “an acceptable establishment for detention, care, and remedy.”
