The violent text messages of Jay Jones, Virginia Democrats' attorney general candidate, represent a broader pattern of political violence among Virginia Democrats.

In text messages from 2022, former Virginia House Delegate Jay Jones mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert.

Three people, two bullets,” he said in a text about Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). “Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot ... Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.”

Jay Jones said he was "embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry," but Republicans like Gov. Glenn Youngkin are called for Jones to end his campaign.

CBS 6 is learning more about what happened after Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sent threatening text messages to a Republican delegate about a former House Speaker in 2022.

Text messages show Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones made violent remarks about former House Speaker Todd Gilbert in a 2022 conversation with a lawmaker.

What began as a quiet October Friday in Virginia politics erupted into a full-blown national scandal when screenshots of private, three-year old text messages showing Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones fantasizing about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children were made public.

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — New screenshots emerged this week of text messages reportedly sent by Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones in 2022 that wished violence against then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert.

Virginia Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones faced bipartisan outrage after 2022 texts surfaced suggesting Republican Todd Gilbert "gets two bullets to the head." Jones apologized, taking full responsibility.