STAUNTON, Virginia — Twelve potential jurors have been selected in the city’s obscenity case against After Hours Video, and indications are only one more will be needed before a seven-person jury is settled upon.

Minutes after proceedings were halted for a lunch break, Staunton Prosecutor Raymond C. Robertson said an alternate juror will not be used and that jury selection will stop at 13 people. Once 13 are selected, both the defense team and prosecution will strike three jurors apiece from the panel, leaving seven jurors to decide the case against After Hours Video, its owner Rick Krial and employee Tinsley Embrey.

The day began with eight potential jurors that were chosen Tuesday. Three men and a woman were selected this morning. They include a second-grade school teacher, a Navy retiree, a Virginia Department of Transportation employee and a job recruiter.

Several prospective jurors were dismissed after admitting bias for one side or the other.

“I think this whole case is kind of silly,” said one woman who was later excused.

Another woman was adamant about her unwillingness to view the two sexually explicit DVDs in question, which were purchased by undercover agents last year prior to the filing of the obscenity charges.

“I couldn’t guarantee that I would be objective,” the woman said before being dismissed.