On June 2, 2026, Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to make contact with Mr. Gage Coppola at the request of the Radford Police Department in reference to an outstanding Radford Circuit Court warrant for contempt of court. Gloucester narcotics investigators had information about Mr. Coppola’s current address, and they responded with patrol deputies in an attempt to locate him.
When the deputies and investigators attempted the warrant service in the 5300 block of Cranny Creek Drive, they developed information that Mr. Coppola was inside the residence. Despite multiple orders for him to come outside, Mr. Coppola initially refused to exit the dwelling. Multiple other people came out of the house as the deputies instructed, and Mr. Coppola eventually exited as well and was taken into custody without further incident. Mr. Jesse Randall Phelps, one of the other occupants of the house, was also taken into custody due to multiple outstanding warrants.
Based on probable cause developed during these arrests, investigators obtained a search warrant for the house. Upon execution of that warrant, a large quantity of narcotics was located, along with multiple firearms, ammunition, US currency, counterfeit currency, and narcotics paraphernalia.
As a result of the investigation and evidence recovered, Gage Lee Coppola, a 25-year-old resident of the 5300 block of Cranny Creek Drive, was charged with:
Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Possession of a Firearm with Controlled Substances (6 counts)
Possession of a Firearm without a Serial Number (2 counts)
Possession or Use of a Sawed-Off Shotgun
Possession of 10 or more Counterfeit or Forged Bills
Mr. Coppola is being held in the Northern Neck Regional Jail without bond.
Jesse Randall Phelps, a 38-year-old resident of the same address, was served with an outstanding felony capias and felony probation violation from the Gloucester Circuit Court, as well as an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for brandishing a firearm in York County. He is also being held in the Northern Neck Regional Jail without bond.
