Twelve voices decided the fate of former Bloomington Police officer Jeff Pelo today...and one of those voices spoke with News 25 in an exclusive interview. Josh Nave says the jury literally went count, by count. They would read a count, took a hand vote and then discussed it. He says those initial hand votes weren't always unanimous.

Jenny Li: Talk about what happened behind closed doors.

Nave said, "We decided the best way was to go through each victim and find out what evidence pertains to what victim. They gave us one of those flip charts, and we used the chalk board in there– we had flip chart notes taped up on the wall all the way around the deliberation room. We were gonna do it and we were gonna do it right. It was a formal process and that came from our foreman, that's the way he felt we should do it just so nobody had any question now or later to how the process went in finding those charges"

Jenny Li: With no DNA evidence and mounting circumstantial evidence, how did the jury come up with the guilty verdict?

Nave said, "When I look at so much circumstantial evidence, the possibility of being innocent are harder and harder the more that you get. Two of the counts I was not sure on at first."

Jenny Li: It sounds like there was just so much circumstantial evidence it convinced you, beyond a reasonable doubt...

Nave, "It made it impossible for me to say it was NOT beyond a reasonable doubt."

Jenny Li "How do you feel about the U.S. justice system after this experience?"

Nave, "Through this experience it's really given me a lot of confidence in our justice system."

A school teacher, a Pontiac prison guard and several State Farm employees served on the Pelo Jury.

You can view this interview again on our website at WEEK–dot–com