Justice may be blind.
Good thing courthouse security isn't.
Security officers working the metal detectors Tuesday at the Douglas County Courthouse say they detected an unusual piece of metal.
A cane-sword.
You read that right: A courthouse visitor was trying to bring in a 3-foot-long sword disguised as a cane. The device uses the cane's long leg as a sheath to hide the blade.
Courthouse security officers stopped the 52-year-old man and called in sheriff's deputies to seize the sword and interview him.
The man told deputies he was using it as a wardrobe accessory, not a weapon. Deputies ticketed him on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon.
Remarkably, officers said, it isn't the first time they've seized a cane-sword.
"They pick up a lot of crazy stuff," said Marty Bilek, chief deputy Douglas County sheriff.
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