Overview
- A social media clip from Election Day shows Jay Jones lifting his leg toward a small dog outside a Virginia polling site before pulling back without apparent contact.
- The footage was posted by Klarke Kilgore, identified as a former staffer to Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, and was rapidly shared online.
- Conservative outlets and commentators highlighted the video as unusual behavior for a statewide candidate.
- Jones has already faced fallout over 2022 text messages in which he fantasized about violence toward Republican Todd Gilbert and his children, for which he apologized on Oct. 5.
- Reporting has also noted a criminal probe into his community-service reporting and a 2022 reckless driving conviction after he was stopped at 116 mph and ordered to complete 1,000 hours of service.