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Virginia’s Democratic attorney general nominee dodged possible jail time for driving 116 mph by logging 1,000 hours of community service — half with his own political action committee and the rest with the NAACP — after repeated court delays, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

The documents show former Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk , was caught driving 116 mph on Interstate 64 in New Kent, Virginia – about halfway between Richmond and Newport News.

Typically resulting in up to a one-year prison sentence , Jones received several deferments of his court date for various attested reasons before a judge agreed to accept 1,000 completed hours of community service instead of a tougher punishment.

In January 2024

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