The Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general was once in trouble with the law himself. According to multiple outlets, former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones has a prior conviction of reckless driving after being caught going 116 mph on Interstate 64 in New Kent, Virginia. “Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving after speeding at 116 mph. The job of attorney general is too important to leave to someone who would recklessly break the law and endanger the lives of others, and then mislead the Courts and the public by claiming he performed community service while working on his own political operation,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said. “We need to get to the bottom of what Jay Jones was actually up to, but it’s clear he cannot be Virginia’s top cop,” he added. Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving after speeding at 116 mph. The job of attorney general is too important to leave to someone who would recklessly break the law and endanger the lives of others, and then mislead the Courts and the public by claiming he performed… — Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 1, 2025 WSET shared further info: Court records show he paid a $1500 fine for it. We reached out to Jones’ campaign to hear what he had to say. Here’s his statement: “Several years ago, I made the mistake of speeding, for which I am regretful. I accepted responsibility for my actions, paid the fine, and fulfilled my responsibility to the court, which was accepted by the New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and the judge.” According to Jones’ opponent, incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, Jones appeared to dodge potential jail time by performing community service for his own Political Action Committee. “I am alarmed by reports of Jay Jones recklessly endangering lives while excessively speeding down I-64 at 116 miles per hour. Instead of taking accountability for his actions, it appears that my opponent submitted a letter to the Court stating that he performed 500 hours of ‘community service’ for his own Political Action Committee, which is not a charitable organization under the Virginia Code, to dodge potential jail time,” Miyares said. Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, was caught driving 116 mph three years ago and performed 500 hours of his mandated community service for his own political action committee, court records show. https://t.co/5DPbadA7S6 — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) October 2, 2025 Fox News explained: Typically resulting in up to a one-year prison sentence, Jones received several deferments of his court date for various attested reasons before a judge agreed to accept 1,000 completed hours of community service instead of a tougher punishment. In January 2024, Jones’ political action committee, Meet our Moment (MOM) – which says it recruits and trains minority Democratic candidates to run for Virginia offices – and the Virginia chapter of the NAACP both attested Jones completed 500 hours of community service each. The letter from MOM is signed by Lesley Shinbaum Stewart, who identified herself as “executive director.” News reports have also described Shinbaum Stewart as Jones’ “unofficial chief of staff” as recently as 2021. Records shared with Fox News Digital showed Jones’ campaign paid Shinbaum Stewart’s consulting firm more than $100,000 since 2020, and that a few days after the letter was filed, Jones made an additional $6,000 payment. Shinbaum Stewart could not immediately be reached, and the Jones campaign did not respond to multiple inquiries. Virginia law states court-ordered community service may include unpaid work for a non-profit or government agency, with a source familiar questioning whether MOM’s registration as a PAC satisfies that requirement.