UPDATE (September 25, 2026) — Talk of the Sound has obtained the criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause filed against Jordan Lucas. This story has been updated to attribute police allegations directly to those court records and to include additional information contained in the filings. No correction has been made to the original report.
STATE COLLEGE, PA (September 24, 2026) — Jordan Lucas, a New Rochelle native and former New Rochelle High School football standout who is now an assistant football coach at Penn State, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence following an August encounter with State College police.
Lucas, 33, was charged Sept. 22 in Magisterial District Court 49-3-05 in Centre County. Court records show he faces one count of DUI at the highest rate of alcohol, for a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.16% or higher, and one count of DUI general impairment.
He also faces summary offenses of illegally parking in a crosswalk, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving while his operating privilege was suspended or revoked.
According to the criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause obtained by Talk of the Sound, State College Police Officer Dylan E. McCloskey encountered Lucas at about 12:47 a.m. Aug. 16 near South Pugh Street and East Beaver Avenue in downtown State College.
McCloskey said he observed a disabled black 2025 Chevrolet Traverse stopped within the crosswalk with both passenger-side tires flattened. Several people flagged down McCloskey and told him the driver appeared to be unconscious, according to the affidavit.
Lucas, who was alone in the vehicle, initially did not respond when McCloskey attempted to speak with him, according to the affidavit. Lucas had his right foot on the accelerator while the vehicle was in park.
McCloskey told Lucas to remove his foot from the accelerator, but Lucas instead placed his left foot on the brake, according to the affidavit. McCloskey said he then physically removed Lucas’s right foot from the accelerator.
While doing so, McCloskey reported smelling a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Lucas and observed that he had watery and sleepy eyes.
McCloskey asked Lucas to exit the vehicle for standardized field sobriety tests. According to the affidavit, Lucas had to be assisted to the sidewalk and stumbled multiple times, requiring McCloskey to physically prevent him from falling.
Lucas was seated on a retaining wall for testing because of his lack of balance, according to the affidavit. Police said he performed the tests unsatisfactorily and did not perform the walk-and-turn or one-leg-stand tests because of his lack of balance.
Lucas was placed under arrest on suspicion of DUI and transported to Mount Nittany Medical Center, according to the affidavit. Police said Lucas consented to a blood draw, and two vials of blood were taken from his right arm at 1:24 a.m.
The samples were sent to the Harrisburg Regional Laboratory for toxicology analysis. Police said laboratory testing found 0.236 +/- 0.029 grams of ethyl alcohol per 100 milliliters of whole blood.
Police also determined that the Traverse’s Maryland registration had expired Sept. 13, 2025, and that Lucas’s Maryland driver’s license had been suspended since April 11, 2025, because of what the affidavit describes as a “violated reciprocity agreement.” The affidavit does not identify the underlying matter that resulted in the suspension.
McCloskey said he subsequently reviewed street-camera footage showing the Traverse traveling east on the 100 block of East Beaver Avenue and swerving into the bus lane multiple times before stopping within the crosswalk.
The criminal complaint identifies McCloskey as the officer who filed the charges. The case was initiated by summons rather than an arrest warrant.
Lucas is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Oct. 21 at 8:30 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge Steven F. Lachman. The court docket lists the case as active and awaiting a preliminary hearing.
“We are aware of these charges and take this matter seriously,” a Penn State Athletic Department spokesperson said in a statement reported by StateCollege.com. “Coach Lucas remains with the program. As this is a legal matter, we cannot comment further.”
Lucas is currently listed by Penn State as an assistant cornerbacks coach.
Lucas grew up in New Rochelle and played at New Rochelle High School under coach Lou DiRienzo before spending a season at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. He played defensive back at Penn State from 2012 through 2015.
The Miami Dolphins selected Lucas in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He later played for the Kansas City Chiefs and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIV. His professional career also included time with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.
Lucas returned to Penn State in 2024. Talk of the Sound previously reported on his elevation to cornerbacks coach in October 2025.
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