Virginia Officials: AG-Elect Jay Jones Could Trigger Police Exodus

Virginia Officials: AG-Elect Jay Jones Could Trigger Police Exodus

Virginia law enforcement officials are voicing deep concerns that Attorney General–elect Jay Jones could undermine public safety and drive officers out of the profession, citing a string of past statements and actions they say reveal hostility toward police and a disregard for law and order. Jones, a former Democrat state lawmaker, has faced mounting scrutiny since the surfacing of 2022 text messages in which he told Republican Delegate Carrie C…