There has understandably been a lot of attention paid to the Jay Jones texting scandal, where the Democrat attorney general nominee for Virginia once expressed having fantasies about assassinating a former GOP colleague in the House of Delegates with "two bullets to the head."
The texts are from August 2022, but they were first revealed to the public last Friday in published reports that included receipts. The fallout has shaken not just the Virginia Democrat Party and Jones's campaign against state Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), but also the gubernatorial race between Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D).
But another scandal that centers around Jones and which came to light just a few days before the texting one is gaining steam, complete with an investigation into whether Jones fulfilled his community service obligations in the aftermath of being convicted in 2022 for reckless driving..
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As RedState previously reported, Jones, who had resigned from the House of Delegates in December 2021 after an unsuccessful run for attorney general, was caught in January 2022 speeding at 116 miles per hour on I-64. The speed limit is 70 MPH. He was later convicted of reckless driving.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jones's lawyer "sought to defer the case four times before the General District Court system reports the case changed to 'deferred disposition,' meaning there was an agreement to avoid potential jail time in exchange for doing community service."
Jones was able to avoid up to a year in jail, paid a $1,500 fine, and was ordered by a judge to do 1,000 hours of community service. Strangely, though, 500 hours of that were performed at... Jones's own PAC:
Documents from Jones’ attorney show that Jones completed 1,000 hours of community service in 2023 — 500 of which were for Jones’ own political action committee, called Meet Our Moment. The PAC is registered with the Virginia Board of Elections and is not a nonprofit charitable organization.
Because this doesn't jive with the community service requirements, an investigation has been launched:
The New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney tells 7News that Jones’ community service documentation did not make clear that Meet Our Moment was a political action committee, let alone that it was Jones’ own political action committee.
The prosecutor said community service must be performed at a nonpolitical, nonprofit organization.
“It’s supposed to be something where you’re giving back to the community,” New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick said.
Last week, 7News asked Jones’ campaign exactly what he did for those 500 hours at his PAC. We never got a response.
Additionally, we also learned this week that there were others in Virginia with similar driving infractions who were treated differently from Jay Jones:
If you were caught driving 46 miles per hour over the speed limit in Virginia, would you expect to serve jail time or at least have your license suspended or driving privileges restricted? Those are the kinds of consequences many Virginia drivers have had to face but Jay Jones did not.
It has become increasingly clear that the man who wants to be the state's attorney general has not only been the beneficiary of Democrat privilege but also feels as though he's above the law. Though this is not an uncommon thing among Democrats, the fact that Jones is running to be Virginia's "top cop" should give voters in the commonwealth great pause.
Over the past week, Virginia residents have learned who Jay Jones really is when he thinks no one is looking, and they should vote accordingly.
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