UPDATE: Jacob Eagles has escaped a jail sentence for carrying knives at the Ballarat Train Station and a Wendouree car wash facility.
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Eagles received a 10-month community corrections order at the Ballarat Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Magistrate Letizia Torres made the order after Eagles pleaded guilty to weapons and drug charges on Wednesday.
EARLIER: A 21-year-old Wendouree man found carrying knives in public spaces twice this year will be assessed for a community corrections order.
Jacob Eagles appeared in the dock of the Ballarat Magistrates Court on Wednesday after he was arrested earlier at 2.38am at a Wendouree car wash facility.
Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Clint Prebble told the court police saw the accused crouching at the car wash at the corner of Howitt Street and Creswick Road.
He said Eagles was in possession of a knife, which he pulled out and threw on the ground, and did not give a valid reason for carrying it.
He was also carrying two crack pipes and three zip-lock bags containing the drug ice.
"He was arrested and transported to the Ballarat Police Station. Due to him being drug-affected, he wasn't interviewed at the time," Leading Senior Constable Prebble said.
The court was told Eagles was on bail at the time of his arrest for possessing four knives and illegal drugs.
On April 26 at 1.05am, security stopped Eagles for travelling without a valid ticket at the Ballarat Train Station.
Leading Senior Constable Prebble said the accused had a small bag containing cannabis, a zip-lock bag containing ice and four knives in his back pack.
Police arrived and Eagles was arrested and transported to the police station.
"He was co-operative with police and made full admissions to the drugs and knives," Leading Senior Constable Prebble said.
Eagles told police he used the knives when he was fishing while the drugs were to help him deal with his partner's miscarriage.
The court was told Eagles was granted bail with conditions he live at a Wendouree address and abide by a curfew.
But less than three months later he had re-offended and broken his curfew hours.
Defence barrister Conrad Banasik said his client's offending was due to his escalating drug use, which occurred after his partner suffered a miscarriage.
"Due to his drug use, he wasn't fully considering his actions. He wasn't fully considering the items (knives and drugs) he had," Mr Banasik said.
He said Eagles had strong family support from his mother, sister and partner, he was a young man and he wanted to connect with his Aboriginal heritage.
Eagles pleaded guilty to various charges, including possessing a controlled weapon and methamphetamine, after he was given a sentence indication.
Magistrate Letizia Torres said a community corrections order was in the range. Eagles was bailed and will be assessed on Thursday.
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