A Veteran Prosecutor Inherits the Tangled Nodine Case
Retired prosecutor David Whetstone became the latest to take up the tangled Nodine file, named a special prosecutor by the attorney general to pursue a murder theory despite a grand…
Baldwin Jury Convicts David Coombs of Capital Murder
After a nearly three-week trial in Bay Minette, a Baldwin County jury deliberated just 75 minutes before convicting David Coombs of capital murder in the 2009 robbery and shooting of…
From Murder to Misdemeanor: Grand Jury Reshapes the Nodine Case
A Baldwin County grand jury dramatically reduced the charge against Stephen Nodine to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, in the death of Angel Downs, drawing sharp reactions from all sides.
Veteran Defense Attorney John Beck Joins Nodine’s Team
Baldwin County defense attorney John Beck signed on without charge to assist in defending former commissioner Stephen Nodine, as the defense pointed to new evidence in the death of Angel…
Nodine Defense Points to Drug Theft in Baldwin Coroner’s Office
An attorney for Stephen Nodine demanded scrutiny of a theft of evidence drugs from the Baldwin County coroner's office, seeking to link it to the medications of Angel Downs as…