The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has filed a formal complaint seeking the disbarment of Virginia attorney general candidate Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, accusing him of “depraved and possibly illegal conduct” over a string of violent text messages and questions surrounding his court-ordered community service.
In a complaint filed with the Virginia State Bar, NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty said Jones, 36, violated professional ethics and “demonstrated disdain for the legal system” through threatening statements about Republican leaders and alleged dishonesty surrounding his reckless driving sentence.
According to the complaint, Jones sent a series of graphic and threatening text messages in August 2022 to former Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner, following the death of Democrat lawmaker Joe Johnson.
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