While Brent Jacoby was on parole, an officer found a Sai--a three-pronged, non-deadly martial arts weapon--in a drawer in Jacoby's apartment. While Jacoby claimed the item belonged to his ex-girlfriend, he admitted to knowing about the weapon and conceded that he had made no effort to return or remove it from the premises.
After an Administrative Law Judge found the Sai to be a "weapon," and recommended that Jacoby be imprisoned for 18 months, an administrative appeal with the Oneida County Supreme Court was filed, and was transferred to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
Even though he didn't own the Sai, because Jacoby was found in possession of an item "readily capable of causing physical injury," the ALJ's sentence recommendation was confirmed.
Sai-o-nara!
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Jacoby v. Evans