Democrat AG Candidate Reportedly Said He’d Put Two Bullets In Republican State Rep’s Head, ‘Piss On’ His Grave

Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones once sent disturbing texts to a former colleague in August 2022 about wanting to kill a Republican lawmaker, according to National Review.

Jones, a former Virginia state delegate, told Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner that he would give former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert “two bullets to the head” and urinate on his grave, National Review reported on Friday, citing text messages it obtained. Jones is running against Republican Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in the November general elections and reportedly made the comments about Gilbert after leaving the state house months earlier.

“I will go to their funerals to piss on their graves … send them out awash in something,” Jones reportedly wrote about Republican colleagues such as Gilbert. The now-candidate also said that if he had Gilbert and two dictators in front of him and a gun with two bullets, “Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” according to National Review.

“Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time,” Jones told Coyner, the outlet reported.

Coyner asked Jones to “please stop,” adding, “It really bothers me when you talk about hurting people or wishing death on them … no matter who they are,” National Review reported. Jones reportedly replied with “Lol” and “Ok, ok.”

Jones’ campaign, Miyares’ office and Gilbert’s staff at the Page County Commonwealth Attorney’s office did not respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.