Kirsten Dunst Thief Pleads Guilty 7/11/08

A burglar who stole Kirsten Dunst's handbag during a hotel raid is facing jail. Jarrod Beinerman, 34, broke into the penthouse suite of New York's SoHo Grand Hotel while Dunst was staying there last year (07).

He admitted illegally entering the hotel suite and taking Dunst's $13,000 (£6,500) Marc Jacobs handbag. But he claims he never meant to target the actress, who was in the Big Apple filming upcoming movie How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.

Beinerman entered a plea to second-degree burglary on Thursday (10Jul08), according to the New York Post. He is now facing four-and-a-half years in jail. Beinerman's lawyer said: "He's looking to put this all behind him."