this is strange.
Please see this example:
This is a simple example with ActiveJDBC (no Maven or Ant for simplicity)
Please, take a look at README, clone this app (only this branch!) and experiment with code.
If you start getting the same exception and static instrumentation, then we can consider opening a defect.
Also, please switch to 1.4.10-SNAPSHOT, as 1.4.9 release is about a year old (new release is coming soon)
Thanks