Fred L. “Bubba” Copeland was an American politician and pastor who served as mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama from 2016 until his death in 2023.
Bubba Copeland’s cause of death: What happened to Bubba Copeland?
An Alabama mayor and Baptist pastor took his own life after he was outed for allegedly dressing up as a ‘transgender curvy girl’.
Smiths Station Mayor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland, 62, died by suicide on Friday after details of his ‘alter ego’ Brittini Blaire Summerlin were shared online. The Phenix City pastor posted photos of himself in women’s clothing, trans porn, and erotic fiction in which he fantasized about transitioning.
Copeland shot himself with a handgun following a slow pursuit by police after they were called to conduct a welfare check. The First Baptist Church of Phenix City has been in mourning ever since, changing its profile picture on Facebook to a black ribbon.
During a sermon on Wednesday prior to his death, Copeland apologized to his flock and told them his wife was aware of his activity.