A thief who fought with a tourist after being found in the guest’s hotel bedroom has been jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to burglary.Stanley Davis, 42, of no fixed abode, was identified by DNA on a baseball cap and sweatshirt that he left at the scene of the crime after being confronted by visitors staying in the room, Magistrates’ Court heard last week.According to Crown counsel Susan Mulligan, American tourist Ronald Keaton, 67, and his wife were staying in a second-floor room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on November 22, 2010, when the incident took place.At around 3.15am that day, Mr Keaton sat up at the edge of his bed and saw Davis attempting to hide behind it.He confronted the intruder and the pair exchanged blows. At one point, Mr Keaton said he heard Davis shout that he had a gun, but Mr Keaton continued to struggle against the burglar.Mr Keaton suffered minor injuries during the brawl but did not require medical treatment.Eventually, Davis escaped by leaping from the room’s balcony. A search of the area by police proved fruitless, but when Mr Keaton returned to his hotel room after giving police his statement, he discovered the clothing items left by Davis.DNA found on the items was later linked to Davis, who was already incarcerated in relation to another matter.After pleading guilty on Thursday, Davis admitted having an extensive criminal record, but said he was working hard to turn his life around, taking educational courses in prison and trying to be a positive influence on the other inmates.“The real Stanley wouldn’t be here right now,” he said. “The real Stanley has the potential to be sitting over there with those reporters. I’m just striving to do my best, your honour.”He also denied making any threats about a firearm, saying that he has only seen firearms on two occasions once while in police custody and once when confronted by a young “bang banger” who thought he was with a rival gang.However, he said he understood what he had done was wrong and that his actions could have negatively impacted the tourism industry, which he described as the “third pillar” of the Bermuda economy behind international business and the drug trade.Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo sentenced Davis to one year in prison to be served consecutively with a jail term he is currently serving for a different offence.“You are getting older,” Mr Tokunbo said. “You need to stop this. You have got to get tired of this sometime.”Indicating towards the press bench, Mr Tokunbo added: “The next time I see you, I hope you are sitting over there.”