By Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — A man accused of robbing Kirsten Dunst at the SoHo Grand Hotel, out on bail since his arrest two years ago, was thrown back in jail by a bail bondsman who said he was owed more than $10,000.
But a lawyer for accused robber James Jimenez claims he's already paid Spartan Bail Bonds proprietor George Zouvelos the $14,000 he's owed. The bondsman, claimed the lawyer, only revoked bail after Jimenez sister's dumped him.
On Thursday, the messy case landed - which is going to trial again after a previous hung jury - landed back in Manhattan Supreme Court, where a judge re-set bail at $50,000 for Jimenez. He was in jail, pending his family posting the money.
When reached by phone Wednesday afternoon, Zouvelos said arresting Jimenez was strictly a business deal.
But Jimenez' lawyer Robert Parker said the case highlighted a weakness in New York law that allowed bondsman to make arrests. Jimenez was arrested making a routine required visit to Zouvelos, the attorney said.
Jimenez' sister Marta added: "The only reason he did this is because I wouldn't marry him."
Dunst and British actor Simon Pegg are set to testify again when the retrial starts on Jan. 12 about the theft of their belongings from the hotel's penthouse, which is believed to have occurred while they were shooting a film in the lobby.
Jimenez will fight to have the bail payments he claimed he made returned to him in civil court, his family said.
