In an open letter Monday, Virginia’s Fraternal Order of Police called on Democrat Jay Jones to withdrawn from the race to be the state’s next attorney general, in light of newly-surfaced text messages revealing Jones’ desire to kill a political opponent.
“The men and women of the Virginia Fraternal Order unequivocally condemn these violent text messages sent by you about a political opponent and his family,” Virginia FOP President Ray Clemons wrote Monday:
“While this incident may have occurred in 2022, this conduct has no place in our society or democracy, especially from an elected official who is running to be the top prosecutor in Virginia.
“The men and women of the Virginia Fraternal Order unequivocally condemn these violent text messages sent by you about a political opponent and his family.”
“The men and women of law enforcement work tirelessly to combat the violence you wished on a fellow Virginian and his family,” the letter notes, calling on Jones to withdraw his bid to become attorney general:
“Therefore, the members of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police believe that you, Jay Jones, are unfit for the office of Attorney General of Virginia.
“It is time you hold yourself accountable for these actions and withdraw from the Attorney General race immediately.”
At the heart of Jones’ scandal are text messages he sent expressing his desire to shoot Republican Todd Gilbert, National Review reports:
“In texts sent to Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner, Jones entertained a hypothetical scenario in which he had a gun with only two bullets and was presented with two dictators and House Speaker Todd Gilbert. He said he’d shoot Gilbert twice ‘every time.’”
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“Jones also wrote that Gilbert and his wife were ‘evil’ and ‘breeding little fascists’ and that he would ‘piss on the graves’ of Virginia Republicans when they died.”
Jones is also being accused of wishing death upon police officers, Virginia Scope reported Monday, citing an interview with Republican Virginia Del. Carrie Coyner:
“She also discussed previous conversations with Jones in which she said that he told her in 2020 that if a few police officers died, then maybe they would stop killing people.”
Jones denies making the comment.
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— Virginia FOP (@FopVirginia) October 6, 2025
Related: Democrat Jay Jones’ Heinous Texts Get a Scant 63 Seconds on NBC, 0 on ABC/CBS/PBS
