BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Angel Downs’ family members said Wednesday that Stephen Nodine lied in media interviews Tuesday about his innocence in Downs’ death in May 2010, and presented himself as a victim in the murder investigation and trial.

The statements were made minutes after the state and defense attorney submitted orders for perusal by Circuit Judge Charles Partin concerning bond stipulations in Nodine’s move from Mobile to Orange Beach, retrieval of data from a password-protected Blackberry cell phone belonging to Downs, and other matters.

“The family wants the public to remember the victim is Angel, not Nodine,” said attorney Ken Raines, a spokesperson for the family. “Nodine broke the public trust, deceived the public intentionally, misused government property used illegal drugs and abused the family’s trust by his relationship with Angel Downs.

“He said yesterday on TV he was not there and did not see anything. But the public record shows several witnesses said he was there.”

Downs’ body was found with a single gunshot wound to the head in the driveway of her Gulf Shores condo. In December, a jury failed by a 9-3 verdict to convict him on murder charges.

“The family maintains and is consistent with what two Baldwin County grand juries and the majority of the trial jury has done,” Raines said. “The family asks the public to remember Angel and disregard Nodine’s statements, and they are looking forward to their day in court.”

Susan Bloodworth, Downs’ younger sister, was the only family member to speak.

“Angel was a loving sister, daughter and friend,” Bloodworth said. “We want justice.”

District Attorney Hallie Dixon has not decided whether Nodine will be retried. She has delayed that decision pending results of re-examination of evidence presented in the December trial and new leads resulting from current investigations.