UFC legend BJ Penn has been arrested for the fifth time this year after police determined he had violated a restraining order filed against him by his mother.
Hawaii police issued a statement confirming that Penn had been arrested on Monday and was charged the following day.
‘Hawai’i Island police arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee “BJ” Penn of Hilo, for violating a court order for protection,’ a Hawaii police statement read.
‘At 4:03 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a violation in the area of Puueo Street in Hilo. Upon arrival, officers determined that Penn had entered a property in violation of the terms of a court order for protection in which he is the respondent.
‘Penn was later located in the area and arrested without incident. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, he was charged with violating the order for protection. His bail was set at $2,000, which he later posted.’
In May, Penn was arrested twice and charged with abusing his mother, Lorraine Shin, who described her son to police as delusional and subsequently filed for a temporary restraining order, which remains in effect until next May.
Hawaii police confirmed UFC legend BJ Penn has been charged with violating a restraining order after he was arrested for the fifth time this year on Monday
Penn claims the petitioner is an imposter pretending to be his mother Lorraine Shin (right)
Penn, 46, had shared footage on Instagram of police arresting him at his home, with the video showing police dragging him out of his bed before leading him away in handcuffs.
It was later revealed that the former two-weight UFC champion was booked into jail in Hilo at around 9:40pm that evening on a charge of ‘abuse family or household member: offensive physical contact.’
He was eventually released on $2,000 bail.
Penn was arrested over multiple run-ins he had with his mother, whom he allegedly claimed to be an imposter.
Police said the woman told them he ‘took her mail and then shined a bright flashlight in her eyes when asked for the mail to be returned.’
She then claimed she was shoved against a car by Penn when she tried to move the light away from her eyes.
The fighter was arrested over the allegations before being released with a warning citation after posting bond. That citation ordered him to stay away from the alleged victim.
However, police said he violated it just hours later when he showed up to the woman’s house early the next morning. Penn was therefore arrested for a second time on another charge of abuse of family or household member.
Penn was dragged out of his bed by officers in an arrest video he shared back in May
Shin, pictured with BJ and other family members in 2012, claims he is suffering from a disorder where someone falsely believes a person has been replaced by an identical impostor
After leaving custody, the Hawaii-born American initially posted a clip of officers confronting him in his bedroom, before he shared more footage of the alleged bust-up with an elderly woman which led to his first arrest.
Penn claimed in the caption that the woman is a ‘fake Lorraine Shin’ – which is his mother’s name. Lorraine also appears to be 79 years old, according to public records.
The video in question seemingly captures someone waving a light, while a woman can be heard repeatedly screaming: ‘Hit me!’
Penn added in the caption: ‘[She] has tried to get me to assault her and she has already walked around my house with a gun when I asked her about my finances and my families finances. This lady knows nothing about business and is a murdering theif [sic]. The REAL LORRAINE SHIN MAKES THIS MORON LOOK PARKED’.
Penn’s mother since filed for a restraining order against her son after telling a court that she is convinced her son suffers from a rare psychological disorder known as Capgras syndrome – a delusional misidentification syndrome where a person falsely believes a person close to them has been replaced by an identical impostor.
Shin alleges that she has endured ‘extreme psychological abuse’ at the hands of the ex-UFC star after being accused of being an imposter who ‘killed his family’ and took on his mother’s identity.
Penn has previously posted a series of disturbing social media posts about his mother Lorraine and brothers Jay Dee, Reagan, and Kalani Mamazuka.
Penn competed in the UFC between 2001 and 2019 and won world titles in two weight divisions
‘Hilo Police Department I need your help. My mother… my brothers… we’re (sic) all murdered and I need you to investigate,’ he recently wrote on Instagram.
‘I need you to investigate these guys get these people out of my house and my off my properties.’
He claimed they had been replaced by imposters who are now trying to ‘steal everything from his family’.
Penn competed in the UFC between 2001 and 2019 and won world titles in two divisions before being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
