
B.J. Penn was arrested for the third time in six days on Friday before being released on bail.
This latest arrest stems from Penn failing to appear in court, which was a violation of his previous bail agreement when he was taken into custody on two separate occasions for abuse of a family or household member. That led to a bench warrant being issued for his arrest.
Penn was hit with two bail violations from those two arrests and ultimately released from custody after paying a $2,000 bond.
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According to a separate report from KHON2 in Hawaii, Penn requested that the bench warrant be recalled because he claimed he missed court due to him being sick with COVID. Obviously, the judge disagreed and Penn was arrested again.
A judge also denied Penn’s request for a restraining order against his mother Lorraine Shin based on allegations that “do not establish a basis for relief.” This is the second time a judge has denied Penn seeking a restraining order against his mother after making several disturbing posts on social media that several members of his family have been killed and replaced with imposters.

B.J. Penn arrested for 3rd time in 6 days, judge denies his restraining order request
UFC legend B.J. Penn was arrested for the third time in the past six days after a bench warrant was issued for missing a court date and violating his bail with a judge also denying a restraining order he filed against his mother.