Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares heightened his calls for Democratic challenger Jay Jones to drop out of the race after reports revealed Jones is apparently under an open criminal investigation. “Jay Jones had already disqualified himself with his violent text messages fantasizing about the death of his political opponent and their young children. Now we learn that he may have misled the courts to avoid jail time after recklessly driving 116 miles per hour on one of the most dangerous stretches of interstate in Virginia,” Miyares said. “It is not possible for Jay Jones to fulfill the duties of this office while under an open criminal investigation. If Jay Jones stays in the race, it shows a contempt for voters never seen in modern Virginia political history,” he continued. My response to the breaking news that @jonesjay is reportedly under criminal investigation. pic.twitter.com/YNuDVJnknc — Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) October 22, 2025 10 On Your Side shared details: A source recently confirmed with 10 On Your Side that a special prosecutor has been appointed in Jay Jones’ reckless driving community service investigation. Jones, who is the current Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service after a reckless driving conviction in 2022 in New Kent County. The appointing of a special prosecutor comes amid questions on whether Jones served some of the community service hours for his own political action committee. In addition, Jones is also under fire for recently unearthed text messages from 2022 in which Jones talked about shooting a former Virginia GOP House Speaker in a hypothetical scenario. While a judge in New Kent County signed off on an order to appoint Williamsburg James City County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nate Green as the special prosecutor in the Jones’ case, Green stated a new order will have to be requested due to him being unable to accept. “A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate Jay Jones’ attempt to scheme his way out of accountability for his reckless driving charge. Jay reported that he did 500 hours of community service for his own political action committee, and has REFUSED to say what that ‘service’ was,” the Virginia GOP wrote. “How can voters trust someone to be Attorney General if he’s under active investigation for making a mockery of the justice system he wants to lead?” it added. MORE SCANDAL A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate Jay Jones’ attempt to scheme his way out of accountability for his reckless driving charge. Jay reported that he did 500 hours of community service for his own political action committee, and has REFUSED to… pic.twitter.com/J4sB0YDWsV — Virginia GOP (@VA_GOP) October 22, 2025 Fox News noted: Without extrapolating the conflict further, Bondurant consented to the request and has appointed James City County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nathan R. Green as special prosecutor. Green, whose jurisdiction is adjacent to New Kent, is based out of and also includes the independent city of Williamsburg. Green will be able to “exercise all powers of the Attorney for the Commonwealth in this matter,” Bondurant wrote. Questions have also surfaced about the legality and ethics of Jones completing half of his 1,000 community service hours for the reckless driving case through his own political action committee. The remaining 500 hours were logged with the NAACP of Virginia, according to a sworn statement signed by the group’s president, Rev. Cozy Bailey. Fox News Digital has a pending Freedom of Information Act request with New Kent County for any communications between the committee – MOMPAC – and the county as well as the NAACP and the county. Legal documents obtained by Fox News Digital earlier in October did not indicate whether time logs were also filed along with the sworn certificates of completion of 500 hours each.