The person who organized the hotel room meeting that led to robbery charges against O.J. Simpson approximately a year ago, gave his testimony on Friday, after the jury returned from an unexpected field trip to the scene of the much talked about confrontation.

Thomas Riccio, a collectibles dealer, told jurors that the former football star only wanted to take back his personal effects.

Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass had planned the jury trip late on Thursday, after concluding that a plywood and pressboard mock-up of the 322-square-foot hotel room was not appropriate, court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said, as cited by The Associated Press.

O.J. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges, including armed robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy for the role they played in the September 2007 incident. O.J. Simpson claims that he was only trying to recuperate his belongings in the confrontation with memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.

In addition to this, the prosecutors played a secretely recorded tape of the quarrel in which The Juice and a group of men can be heard breaking into the hotel room and threatening to hurt the dealers if they did not cooperate. The supposed victims are subsequently heard, following the Simpson group’s departure, phoning police and hotel security to complain about the alleged robbery.

The jury trip to the scene of the confrontation was made public only after it took place. The tour was “very low key and well-coordinated,” said Lori Nelson, spokeswoman for Palace Station owner Station Casinos Inc., the AP reported.

The Simpson trial seems to have been very demanding both inside and outside the courtroom. Even before the trial kicked off, all eyes were on the jurors, as a jury selection had been thoroughly made. Presently, jurors go on trips and listen to incriminating recordings. What will they do next?