UFC Corridor of Famer B.J. Penn has been ordered to endure a psychological well being analysis by a physician to find out if he’s match to take part and transfer ahead within the prison instances in opposition to him after being arrested quite a few occasions in 2025.
On Oct. 8, Decide Peter Kubota suspended the prison proceedings in opposition to Penn in the intervening time till he’s examined for “health and penal accountability” after the court docket discovered purpose to doubt his psychological health regarding the case being allowed to proceed.
Penn was ordered to endure testing with a physician on the Grownup Psychological Well being Division in Hawaii. The previous UFC light-weight and welterweight champion is due again in court docket on Jan. 9, when the choose will resolve subsequent steps within the prison grievance in opposition to him.
The psychological well being skilled inspecting Penn is anticipated to submit an opinion to the court docket “as to Defendant’s health to proceed, i.e., Defendant’s capability to grasp the proceedings in opposition to Defendant and to help in Defendant’s personal protection.”
If the psychological well being skilled finds Penn is unable to grasp the costs in opposition to him or he’s unfit for trial, a number of suggestions are then offered to the court docket, which embody the veteran fighter being remanded to “an applicable establishment for detention, care, and therapy.”
The court docket additionally ordered an opinion submitted even when Penn refuses to endure the psychological well being analysis, which may additionally doubtlessly consequence within the fighter being ordered to detention in a therapy care facility.
Penn has been arrested 5 occasions already in 2025 after he was initially taken into custody on two completely different events for abuse of a household or family member. The member of the family was Penn’s mom Lorraine Shin, who was additionally granted a restraining order in opposition to her son that he went on to violate a number of occasions, which led to extra arrests.
Shin accused Penn of “excessive psychological abuse” after he started claiming his household had been “killed” and changed with imposters.
The disturbing allegations in opposition to Penn began after Shin claimed she returned house 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 protected, which led to her making a theft report with police.
Previous to submitting for the restraining order, Shin advised police she returned house from a separate journey and located 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 getting into. Shin later accused Penn of stealing her mail and when she claimed she discovered the mail behind a car that belonged to one in all her son’s pals, the 46-year-old fighter denied the accusation and allegedly grabbed Shin’s arms and shoved her in opposition to the automobile, which led to his mom screaming on the prime of her lungs for her son Reagan Penn to assist her.
B.J. Penn was ultimately arrested and advised to keep away from his mom for the subsequent 48 hours, however Shin claims he returned to the house and offered 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, mum or dad, different shut member of the family has been changed by an equivalent imposter),” Shin advised police when submitting for the restraining order. “He believes I’m an imposter who has killed his household to realize management of the household property.
“In the very 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.”
Penn has continued to publish the accusations about his household being changed by imposters on social media with the 46-year-old additionally writing a “assertion” after being arrested a number of occasions that learn, “when a hero falls, cowards rejoice.”
The court docket is now ordering Penn to endure a psychological well being analysis with a physician anticipated to report again inside seven days of his subsequent scheduled in January.
