http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article1561463.ece
FALLEN ex-Celtic star Mike Galloway was last night facing jail for threatening cops with a knife during a bizarre armed siege.
The 43-year-old alcoholic was only arrested after officers ended the two-and-a-half hour stand-off by zapping him with a Taser gun.
Now Galloway — whose football career was ruined by a horror car smash — could be caged for up to SIX MONTHS after he appeared in court to admit carrying the blade.
Last night, the troubled star said: “I was drinking beer from the Friday to the Tuesday — I honestly can’t remember how much.
“I knew I was heading for self-harm and called the police to help.”
Officers watched as the ex-Hearts hero threatened to slash his own throat at his home in Tweedmouth, Northumberland.
The dad-of-two — who has a history of self-harming — also told them: “I’ll stick it in my stomach.”
At one point, Galloway even left the house during the August 5 drama — to take his dog for a walk.
Hack
But it only ended when he dropped the knife and was shot with a Taser.
Celtic's Mike ... in happier times
Prosecutor James Long told Berwick Magistrates Court: “The defendant was aggressive and volatile.”
But defence lawyer Gillian Ford said: “The knife was only to self-harm.”
She said Galloway was now regularly attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The case was adjourned until September 4 and Galloway was released on conditional bail. But he was warned he could face up to 26 weeks in jail.
Galloway’s world collapsed when his legs were smashed in a 1995 car crash while on loan at Leicester City.
He was given a given a £200,000 testimonial at Celtic Park a year later.
But in 2001, he was banned for eight years for his third drink-driving offence in four years.
In 2006, Galloway told The Scottish Sun how he’d tried to hack off his leg with a PIZZA KNIFE after his wife Lorraine, then 41, kicked him out.
Galloway is now coaching at Northern Alliance club Berwick United. He scored eight goals in 103 games for Celtic after moving from Hearts in 1989.
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