In recent weeks, records surfaced indicating that UFC Hall-of-Famer B.J. Penn was issued a restraining order by his estranged partner for a variety of issues regarding her and their two children. Today, MMA Junkie unearthed another legal issue that Penn is dealing with - he is being accused of threatening a farmer with a machete.
According to the article, Penn is under police investigation for a January 2018 incident where a trespassing issue led Penn to allegedly threaten a taro farmer with a machete. He was accused of “first-degree terroristic threatening”, which is a felony.