B.J. Penn ordered to vacate home he shares with his mother, restraining order extended by judge

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B.J. Penn has been ordered to vacate the home he shares with his mother after a judge in Hawaii extended a temporary restraining order against him in court on Tuesday.

Court documents obtained by MMA Fighting show the amended order approved by Judge Ng that extends the protective order filed against Penn by his mother Lorraine Shin with the new expiration date set for Nov. 23.

As part of the amended document, Penn was ordered to vacate the home he shares with his mother “immediately” while still being required to stay at least 100 feet away from his mother at all times and at least 100 yards away from her residence or place of employment.

The order specifically states “if the parties run into each other, the prohibited party (Penn) must leave immediately.”

Penn was arrested three times in a span of just six days after police originally took him into custody on charges of abuse of a family or household member. He was arrested on the same charge again and the third arrest happened after Penn failed to appear in court, which was a violation of his previous bail agreement.

Penn refused to sign the protective order issued against him.

The original protective order was approved after Penn’s mother accused him of “extreme psychological abuse” following troubling behavior in which the former UFC champion claimed his entire family has been killed and replaced with imposters.

In the initial filing, Shin claimed Penn lashed out against her several times in recent weeks, including allegations that he put glue in a lock on her door to prevent her from gaining entry into her bedroom and also allegedly stole her mail, which led to an altercation that ended with him being arrested.

In her statement to the court, Shin claimed Penn blinded her with a bright flashlight to prevent her from calling police after she saw her mail in the backseat of a vehicle being driven by one of her son’s friends. When she attempted to get the mail, Shin claims Penn allegedly grabbed her arms and shoved her against the car, which led to her screaming for help from her son Reagan Penn.

“I believe my son [B.J. Penn] is suffering from Capgras delusional syndrome [a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, other close family member has been replaced by an identical imposter],” Shin told police when filing for the restraining order. “He believes I’m an imposter who has killed his family to gain control of the family assets.

“In the best interest for my safety, I ask the court for a six month [temporary restraining order] and have my son ordered to get medical treatment or other source of therapy.”

The temporary restraining order was extended with Penn due back in court for the next hearing on June 24.

Penn, 46, has frequently exhibited troubling behavior in recent years while raising questions about his mental health over these repeated arrests as well as troubling posts on social media. One of his latest posts included a voiceover from former Bellator champion Hector Lombard praising Penn for being one of the smartest fighters he ever encountered.