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 a school locker room.

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

Police had not publicly announced the specific criminal charge or charges against Pribble as of September 13. The allegations remain under investigation, and an arrest does not establish guilt.

Why Was Jeffrey Pribble Arrested?

Police allege Pribble’s cellphone was found recording students as they changed clothes inside a Tracy High School locker room. According to Tracy police, a student and several classmates discovered the phone recording inside the locker room on September 10, 2026. The students were changing clothes at the time. [SFGATE] [Stocktonia]

The students stopped the recording and turned the phone over to a teacher. Police said the students also deleted the video before surrendering the device. Investigators subsequently determined that the cellphone belonged to Pribble. [SFGATE] [Pleasanton Weekly]

Jeffrey Pribble Arrested At Tracy High School

Tracy police arrested Pribble on the school campus on September 11. School resource officers and detectives assigned to the department’s General Investigations Unit continued investigating the incident the day after the phone was discovered. Police said the investigation established that the device belonged to Pribble, and officers arrested him at Tracy High School. [SFGATE] [Pleasanton Weekly]

The investigation began after a parent contacted police. A concerned parent reached Tracy Police Department patrol officers on the evening of September 10 after learning that a student had discovered the recording cellphone. [Stocktonia] [Pleasanton Weekly]

What Charges Does Jeffrey Pribble Face?

Police had not publicly announced Pribble’s specific criminal charges as of September 13. Stocktonia reported that although Pribble had been arrested, authorities had not yet announced charges. Detectives were still interviewing students and investigating the circumstances surrounding the cellphone recording. [Stocktonia]

Pribble’s arrest should therefore not be described as an arrest for a particular California Penal Code offense unless police, prosecutors or court records subsequently identify the charge.

Police Are Interviewing Tracy High Students

Detectives continued interviewing students after Pribble’s arrest. A Tracy Police Department spokesperson told Stocktonia on September 12 that investigators were still speaking with students as part of the ongoing case. [Stocktonia]

Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. Investigators identified Detective Brian Cockey and Detective Joseph Bourassa as contacts for information related to the case. Tracy police also accept anonymous tips through the department’s tip line and Crime Stoppers email address. [SFGATE]

Tracy Unified School District Placed Pribble On Leave

The school district placed Pribble on administrative leave following his arrest. Tracy Unified School District said the leave would remain in place while the investigation proceeds. [SFGATE] [Pleasanton Weekly]

Tracy High Principal Jon Waggle told parents that the district was cooperating with police. Waggle acknowledged the arrest of an employee in a message to families without identifying Pribble by name. He said the district was concerned about the well-being of students and staff and expected employees to meet high professional and ethical standards. [Pleasanton Weekly]

The principal said the district would continue working with law enforcement and take actions it considered necessary to protect students. [Pleasanton Weekly]

Tracy Police Chief Responded To The Locker Room Allegation

Police Chief Sekou Millington emphasized students’ right to privacy and safety at school. Millington said children deserve to feel safe in school spaces and thanked the students who brought the incident to adults as well as the officers and detectives who responded. [SFGATE]

The police chief said protecting student safety, privacy and well-being is a responsibility the department takes seriously. [Pleasanton Weekly]

Who Is Jeffrey Pribble?

Pribble was the varsity head football coach and a teacher at Tracy High School when he was arrested. The school’s official athletics website listed Jeff Pribble as its varsity football head coach immediately before the arrest. [Tracy High School] [Tracy High Sports]

The Tracy High football program also listed Pribble as head coach of the 2026 varsity team. The team website identified Pribble as head coach with assistants including Justin Evans, Jake Yerian, Shannon Sauers, Corey Norwood, Nate Brown and Johnnie Oh. [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. A biography published by Next Level Flag Football says Pribble began coaching at Tracy High in 2003 after beginning his coaching career at Pleasant Valley High School in 2000. [Next Level Flag Football]

He held multiple roles with the varsity program before becoming head coach. The biography says Pribble took over the Bulldogs’ varsity defense in 2010 and moved to the offensive side of the coaching staff in 2015. It credits his defense with helping Tracy reach a section championship game in 2014. [Next Level Flag Football]

Records from MaxPreps identify Pribble as Tracy’s head coach during the 2021 season, and the school’s current athletics pages listed him as head coach entering the 2026 season. [MaxPreps] [Tracy High School]

Pribble Was Named 2025 League Coach Of The Year

Pribble was named the 2025 Tri-City Athletic League Football Coach of the Year. The league’s 2025 All-TCAL football awards listed Jeff Pribble of Tracy as its Coach of the Year. [TCAL Football Awards]

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

Pribble Also Worked With Youth Flag Football

Pribble served as the Tracy site director for Next Level Flag Football. The program’s website promoted a winter flag-football program based at Tracy High School for children from kindergarten through seventh grade and identified Pribble as the site director. [Next Level Flag Football]

The Next Level role demonstrates that Pribble’s coaching work extended beyond the high school varsity program. Public reporting about his September arrest has focused on the alleged recording inside the Tracy High School locker room.

Pribble Played Football At Amador Valley High School

Pribble grew up in Pleasanton and played football at Amador Valley High School in the 1990s. The Pleasanton Weekly reported that he played for Amador Valley during the mid-1990s before later entering coaching. [Pleasanton Weekly]

He subsequently began his coaching career in 2000 before joining the Tracy High program in 2003. [Next Level Flag Football]

Who Coached Tracy After Pribble’s Arrest?

Assistant coach Justin Evans coached Tracy High’s football team on the night of Pribble’s arrest. The Bulldogs played at Lathrop High School on September 11 and won 56-0, improving to 3-0 for the season. [Pleasanton Weekly]

Pribble had been arrested at the high school earlier that day.

Was The Alleged Locker Room Video Recovered?

Police said the students deleted the video after discovering the cellphone recording them. Public reporting through September 13 does not establish whether investigators subsequently recovered the deleted recording or what additional digital evidence may exist on the device. [SFGATE]

Because the investigation remains active, authorities have not publicly detailed the contents or length of the alleged recording, how the phone was positioned, how long it had allegedly been recording or whether police believe other recordings exist.

How Many Students Were Allegedly Recorded?

Police have said that a student and several classmates discovered the phone while they were changing. Authorities have not publicly released a precise number of students allegedly captured by the cellphone. [SFGATE]

The students have not been publicly identified, which is appropriate given their status as minors.

Has Jeffrey Pribble Been Convicted?

No. Pribble’s September 2026 arrest represents the beginning of a criminal investigation rather than a finding of guilt. Police had not publicly announced specific charges as of September 13, and the investigation remained underway.

Authorities have not publicly disclosed whether prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint, what evidence beyond the cellphone links Pribble to any alleged offense or when he will make a court appearance.

The Tracy Unified School District’s administrative investigation is also separate from the criminal investigation and remained pending as of September 13.