RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Del. Carrie Coyner (R) has shared new details about text messages she received from Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones in 2022 in a statement on Tuesday.

On Friday, Oct. 3, text messages from 2022 were shared that showed Jones describing a hypothetical situation in which the former Virginia GOP Speaker, Todd Gilbert, would be shot.

The texts have now been made available by the Republican Attorneys General Association, showing that Jones stated in one message, "Three people two bullets. Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head."

Coyner said in a statement released on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that Jones had reportedly been meaning to text another person, but he continued to message Coyner after realizing his mistake.

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