Who Is Jeffrey Pribble? Tracy High Football Coach Arrest

Jeffrey Pribble is a 48-year-old teacher and head varsity football coach at Tracy High School in California who was arrested after police said students discovered his cellphone recording them while they changed clothes inside the school’s boys’ locker room.

Tracy police arrested Pribble at Tracy High School on September 11, 2026, one day after a parent contacted authorities about the cellphone. The Tracy Unified School District placed him on administrative leave while police and district officials investigate.

Police have described Pribble’s arrest as involving a misdemeanor offense connected to allegedly using a concealed cellphone camera to record people who were partially or fully undressed in a private area. Pribble was cited and released rather than booked into county jail. As of September 14, however, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said the case had not yet been referred to prosecutors for a decision on whether formal criminal charges would be filed.

Why Was Jeffrey Pribble Arrested?

Police say a student and several classmates discovered a cellphone recording them while they were changing inside an on-campus locker room at Tracy High School on September 10, 2026. The students stopped the recording, deleted the video and gave the cellphone to a teacher. [Tracy Police Department]

Later reporting identified the location as the boys’ locker room. A concerned parent contacted Tracy police that evening, prompting patrol officers, school resource officers and detectives from the department’s General Investigations Unit to investigate. [KCRA]

Police said investigators determined that the cellphone belonged to Pribble. Officers arrested him at Tracy High School the following day. [Tracy Police Department]

What Charge Was Jeffrey Pribble Arrested On?

KCRA reported on September 14 that the Tracy Police Department described Pribble’s arrest offense as a misdemeanor involving intentionally using a concealed camera — in this case a cellphone camera — to secretly record an identifiable person who is fully or partially undressed in a private place where that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. [KCRA]

The reporting did not identify a specific California Penal Code subsection associated with Pribble’s citation. The case therefore should not yet be described as a prosecution under a particular statute unless police, prosecutors or court records subsequently identify the precise charge. [KCRA]

There is also an important distinction between the offense cited by police when Pribble was arrested and criminal charges formally filed by prosecutors. The Los Angeles Times reported that Erin Haight, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, said that as of September 14 the case was still an active investigation and had not been referred to prosecutors for consideration of criminal charges. [Los Angeles Times]

The San Francisco Chronicle likewise reported on September 15 that the District Attorney’s Office had not filed charges against Pribble as of Monday, September 14. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Jeffrey Pribble Was Cited And Released After His Arrest

Pribble was not booked into the San Joaquin County Jail following his arrest. KCRA reported that police processed him at the police station, issued him a citation and released him. [KCRA]

The Los Angeles Times separately reported that San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department inmate records did not show Pribble in custody on September 14. [Los Angeles Times]

Being cited and released does not end the investigation. Police can continue gathering evidence and submit the case to prosecutors, who would then determine whether to file criminal charges.

Jeffrey Pribble Was Arrested At Tracy High School

Tracy police arrested Pribble on the school campus on September 11. School resource officers and General Investigations Unit detectives had continued investigating after the cellphone was discovered the previous evening and determined that the device belonged to Pribble. [Tracy Police Department]

The arrest occurred during the school day. Pribble did not coach Tracy High’s varsity football game against Lathrop later that evening. [Pleasanton Weekly]

Police Are Continuing To Investigate The Locker Room Recording

The Tracy Police Department has described the investigation as ongoing. Investigators have continued seeking information from people who may know more about the cellphone or the circumstances surrounding the recording. [Tracy Police Department]

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that police continued asking witnesses or anyone with relevant information to contact investigators. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Authorities have not publicly announced that investigators discovered additional alleged recordings or additional incidents involving Pribble.

Was The Alleged Tracy High Locker Room Video Recovered?

Police said the students deleted the video after discovering that the cellphone was recording them and before giving the device to a teacher. [Tracy Police Department]

Authorities have not publicly said whether investigators were able to recover the deleted recording from the cellphone. Police have also not disclosed the length of the alleged recording, how the cellphone was positioned, how long it had allegedly been recording or whether investigators found other videos on the device.

How Many Tracy High Students Were Allegedly Recorded?

Police have said that a student and several classmates discovered the cellphone recording them while they were changing. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a precise number of students who may have appeared in the recording. [CBS Sacramento]

The students have not been publicly identified.

Tracy Unified School District Placed Jeffrey Pribble On Leave

The Tracy Unified School District placed Pribble on administrative leave while the criminal and district investigations proceed. The Los Angeles Times reported that the district said Pribble, who also teaches physical education, had been placed on leave before his on-campus arrest. [Los Angeles Times]

The district said it was deeply concerned by the allegations, remained focused on student safety and was cooperating with law enforcement. [Los Angeles Times]

Tracy High Principal Jon Waggle also sent a message to families acknowledging that a district employee had been arrested. He said the district expected employees to meet high professional and ethical standards and would take necessary action to protect students. [CBS Sacramento]

Tracy Police Chief Responded To The Allegations

Tracy Police Chief Sekou Millington said children deserved to feel safe at school and in places where they should be able to learn and grow. He thanked the students who brought the incident to adults and the officers and detectives who investigated. [Tracy Police Department]

Millington said protecting the safety, privacy and well-being of students was a responsibility the department took seriously. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Who Is Jeffrey Pribble?

Jeffrey “Jeff” Pribble was the head coach of Tracy High School’s varsity football team and a physical education teacher at the school when he was arrested. Tracy High School’s athletics website listed Pribble as its football head coach for the 2026 season. [Tracy High School]

The Tracy High football program’s website also identified Pribble as varsity head coach and listed Justin Evans, Jake Yerian, Shannon Sauers, Corey Norwood, Nate Brown and Johnnie Oh among the team’s assistant coaches. [Tracy High Football]

How Long Has Jeffrey Pribble Coached At Tracy High?

Pribble has been associated with the Tracy High football program for more than two decades. Stocktonia reported that he first joined the program as a volunteer coach in 2003. KCRA reported that his Tracy High coaching career began in 2004. [Stocktonia] [KCRA]

A biography published by Next Level Flag Football says Pribble began his coaching career at Pleasant Valley High School in 2000 and joined the Tracy High program in 2003. The biography says he became Tracy’s varsity defensive coordinator in 2010 and moved to the offensive side of the staff in 2015. [Next Level Flag Football]

Pribble became Tracy High’s varsity head coach in 2021. [KCRA]

Jeffrey Pribble Was Named 2025 TCAL Coach Of The Year

Pribble was named the 2025 Tri-City Athletic League Football Coach of the Year. The league’s official All-TCAL football awards identified Jeff Pribble of Tracy as its Coach of the Year for the season.

The recognition came less than a year before his September 2026 arrest.

Jeffrey Pribble Also Worked With Youth Flag Football

Pribble has also been identified as the Tracy site director for Next Level Flag Football, which operates a youth flag-football program at Tracy High School for children from kindergarten through seventh grade. [Next Level Flag Football]

The youth program’s biography describes Pribble’s long coaching career with Tracy High. Public reporting concerning the September 2026 investigation has focused on the alleged recording involving Tracy High students.

Jeffrey Pribble Played Football At Amador Valley High School

Pribble grew up in Pleasanton, California, and played football for Amador Valley High School during the mid-1990s before beginning his coaching career. [Pleasanton Weekly]

Who Coached Tracy High Football After Pribble’s Arrest?

Assistant coach Justin Evans coached Tracy High on the evening of Pribble’s arrest. The Bulldogs defeated Lathrop High School 56-0 on September 11 and improved to 3-0 for the season. [Los Angeles Times]

The Tracy football team’s own account of the game quoted Evans discussing the players’ focus and performance without addressing Pribble’s arrest. [Tracy High Football]

Has Jeffrey Pribble Been Formally Charged?

Not as of the latest reporting reviewed through September 15, 2026. Police arrested Pribble on a misdemeanor offense and cited and released him, but the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said on September 14 that the case had not yet been referred to prosecutors for a formal charging decision. [KCRA] [Los Angeles Times]

The San Francisco Chronicle reported on September 15 that prosecutors had not filed criminal charges against Pribble as of the previous day. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Has Jeffrey Pribble Been Convicted?

No. Pribble’s arrest and citation do not constitute a finding of guilt. Police continue to investigate the alleged locker-room recording, and prosecutors had not filed criminal charges as of the latest reporting reviewed for this update.

The Tracy Unified School District’s administrative investigation is separate from the criminal investigation, and Pribble remained on leave as of the latest public reports.