Former Alabama Official Accused of Stalking Woman

A former Alabama county commissioner once accused of killing a girlfriend is now accused of stalking another woman.

Court records show an Escambia County judge issued a protective order Friday against former Mobile County commissioner Stephen Nodine at the request of a woman identified as an estranged girlfriend.

The Associated Press isn’t identifying the woman since she’s a potential victim. The woman filed a request last week saying the 54-year-old Nodine stalked her.

The request says the woman is afraid because Nodine previously was charged with killing then-girlfriend Angel Downs.

Nodine was charged with murder in Downs’ gunshot killing in 2010.

He denied the slaying and pleaded guilty to reduced charges. An attorney for Nodine tells WPMI-TV the woman’s request is meritless. Records show Nodine now lives in Jupiter, Florida.

(Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)