Former Del. Jay Jones completed community service for his political action committee and NAACP to avoid prison after reckless driving conviction in Virginia.
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Virginia’sDemocraticattorneygeneralnomineedodgedpossiblejailtimefordriving116mphbylogging1,000hoursofcommunityservice—halfwithhisownpoliticalactioncommitteeandtherestwiththeNAACP—afterrepeatedcourtdelays,accordingtodocumentsobtainedbyFoxNewsDigital.
ThedocumentsshowformerDel.JayJones,D-Norfolk,wascaughtdriving116mphonInterstate64inNewKent,Virginia–abouthalfwaybetweenRichmondandNewportNews.
Typicallyresultinginuptoaone-yearprisonsentence,Jonesreceivedseveraldefermentsofhiscourtdateforvariousattestedreasonsbeforeajudgeagreedtoaccept1,000completedhoursofcommunityserviceinsteadofatougherpunishment.
InJanuary2024,Jones’politicalactioncommittee,MeetourMoment(MOM)–whichsaysitrecruitsandtrainsminorityDemocraticcandidatestorunforVirginiaoffices–andtheVirginiachapteroftheNAACPbothattestedJonescompleted500hoursofcommunityserviceeach.
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