US EditionVirginia law enforcement organizations call on Jay Jones to withdraw from AG race
Virginia law enforcement leaders demand Jay Jones withdraw from attorney general race after violent text messages targeting a former GOP leader surfaced, sparking statewide condemnation.
- Wednesday, the Virginia Law Enforcement Sheriff's Association wrote to Jay Jones' Williamsburg campaign demanding he bow out, representing 86 sheriffs, while the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police called Jones' violent calls unacceptable.
- National Review's report of the `Three people, two bullets` message triggered scrutiny of Jay Jones' past remarks, which he acknowledged and later apologized to Todd Gilbert and his family.
- Sheriffs and local prosecutors described the messages as `disgusting` and unfit for the state's top law officer, with Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughn calling the calls for violence against a family including young children `unacceptable`.
- John Reid, Republican lieutenant gubernatorial candidate, called on Jones to quit, while Jason Miyares, Virginia Attorney General and GOP candidate for re‑election, said the messages `cross a moral line` and local officials urged withdrawal to protect the Commonwealth.
- Endorsements and fundraising complicate calls for accountability as the controversy spreads nationally; Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action endorsed Jones on June 26, and Everytown later gave $200,000, while a gun‑control group's endorsement page was pulled.
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Virginia law enforcement groups call on Jay Jones to withdraw from AG race
Democrat Jay Jones is facing pressure to drop out of the Virginia attorney general's race after text messages he sent about how former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert should be shot in the head, messages Jones admits to sending to Republican Del. Carrie Coyner a few years ago.
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Virginia law enforcement organizations call on Jay Jones to withdraw from AG race
The Fraternal Order of Police of Virginia has also called on Jones to withdraw from the race.
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