Multiple Virginia sheriffs call for Jerrauld "Jay" Jones to drop attorney general bid after controversial texts surface showing calls for violence against rivals.

Amid concerns about political violence, some say the party risks looking hypocritical by sticking with the nominee for Virginia attorney general.

Wise County Sheriff Grant Kilgore has joined some Virginia lawmakers and law enforcement members in calling for Jay Jones’ withdrawal from the Virginia Attorney General race following the discovery of alleged texts he sent to a peer,

Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones is facing mounting pressure from Republicans to end his candidacy due to violent text messages he sent.On

Jay Jones, Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate, denies saying police officers should die to change policy, amid controversy over violent 2022 text messages about then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert.

Jones has been under fire since his disturbing Aug. 8, 2022, text messages to Republican delegate Carrie Coyner were leaked to National Review. In the messages, Jones likened then-Republican state House Speaker Todd Gilbert to mass-murdering dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.

California Rep. Nancy Pelosi says it’s “up to” Virginia Democrats to decide if Jay Jones should exit the attorney general race after text messages from 2022 show him suggesting a colleague should be shot.

What began as a quiet October Friday in Virginia politics erupted into a full-blown national scandal when screenshots of private, three-year old text messages showing Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones fantasizing about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children were made public.