Macon County football coach charged with possession

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Dexter Copeland on 41NBC's Coach's Corner in August 2015.
Dexter Copeland on 41NBC's Coach's Corner in August 2015.
Copeland spent the 2014 season at Twiggs County, his second stint in Jeffersonville.
Copeland spent the 2014 season at Twiggs County, his second stint in Jeffersonville.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon County High School head football coach and athletic director Dexter Copeland was arrested last Thursday after a traffic stop in Houston County.

According to Houston County Sheriff’s Office records, Copeland was arrested January 28 and charged with open container violation, weaving/failure to maintain lane, violation of the Georgia Special Controlled Substances Act for possession of schedule I-II drugs and violation of the Georgia Special Controlled Substances Act for not having those drugs in their original container.

Records show he was released on $4,300 bail the next day.

 

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He's from Alabama, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!