But Bienvenu told jurors Connell and his two friends spent the evening at a bar on the Hill and were trying to return to their car as the rioting erupted. The friend's car was parked in an alley that runs between and parallel to 13th and 14th streets, behind Jones Drug. The three were told to wait near College Avenue as police attempted to quell rioters, Bienvenu said. Connell's attorney said the three got into the car and slowly drove through the alley, at one point passing a group of officers in riot gear. Pickering alleged that as Shiels walked by the passenger window, Connell threw the rock at the deputy.
Testimony is scheduled to continue today in the trial.
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