by David P. Greisman

Former lightweight titleholder Paul Spadafora now has another criminal case against him, and this one also stems from the same night as the alleged incident that landed him in trouble last week.

In the first case, Spadafora, 40, is facing charges of simple assault and harassment after allegedly attacking a 63-year-old woman at a bar in Pennsylvania on April 4, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“The woman told police … Spadafora took off her hat, drank her beer and put her in a headlock,” according to the article. “When the woman went outside to call police, Spadafora followed her and threw her to the ground.”

Spadafora, 40, wasn’t even supposed to be at the bar, which had banned the retired fighter “because of an incident in October,” according to WPXI.

And later that night, nearly 35 miles away, Spadafora is accused of confronting a convenience store worker with a knife in one hand and, well, a snack in the other.

Per WTAE:

“ ‘Spadafora approached the counter at Sheetz with a blueberry muffin in his left hand and an opened tactical knife in his right hand and began yelling at [the store manager],’ according to the complaint. ‘[The manager] was unable to make out what he was saying, but was extremely scared for her well-being.’ ”

A police officer spoke with Spadafora outside of the shop. Again, per WTAE:

“ ‘Spadafora was belligerent and kept advising officers, 'I am not gay,' 'I ain't no fag.' As I spoke with Spadafora, I noted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath, slurred speech and red bloodshot eyes,’ [the officer] said in the complaint.”

He was taken to his mother’s home. This alleged incident has brought charges of assault, harassment and public drunkenness.

Spadafora’s history of legal issues has been chronicled before. The most serious case led to him serving two years in jail for the non-fatal shooting of his girlfriend.

A comeback that began in 2006 ultimately led to a fight in November 2013 for the interim WBA title in the 140-pound division, but Spadafora suffered his first career defeat in that bout after dropping a majority decision to Johan Perez. A victory over Hector Velazquez in July 2014 moved Spadafora’s record to 49-1-1 with 19 KOs. That was his last time in the ring.

Pick up a copy of David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” at http://bit.ly/fightingwordsamazon or internationally at http://bit.ly/fightingwordsworldwide. Send questions/comments via email at fightingwords1@gmail.com