BJ Penn arrested as soon as once more
Former UFC light-weight and welterweight champion BJ Penn was arrested on third-degree assault fees in Hawaii early yesterday morning.
The UFC Corridor of Famer was taken into police custody within the early hours of Nov. 4, his sixth arrest this calendar yr, and launched on $1,000 bail.
“At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Kanoa Road in Hilo,” police mentioned in an announcement. “The 45-year-old male sufferer reported that Penn punched and kicked him a number of occasions earlier than the sufferer was capable of depart the realm and call police. The sufferer later sought medical therapy for his accidents at Hilo Benioff Medical Heart.
“At 11:50 a.m., officers situated Penn on Lehua Road in Hilo, the place he was arrested with out incident.”
The 46-year-old retired blended martial artist will make an preliminary courtroom look on Dec. 2 in Hilo District Courtroom.
Earlier arrests embody allegations concerning abuse of a household or family member after which violating a restraining order filed in opposition to him by his mom.
A restraining order stays in impact till Could 2026.
