Virginia Democrat attorney general hopeful Jay Jones was clocked at 116 miles per hour, convicted of reckless driving — and then worked off his sentence by logging community service hours for his own PAC, blurring the line between punishment and political gain.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on Wednesday that Jay Jones was cited in 2022 for speeding at a clip of 116 MPH in New Kent County.  

According to the court document, Jones was pulled over by a state trooper at 12:55 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2022, three weeks after he had quit his job as a state delegate representing Norfolk.

Jones was convicted of reckless driving in New Kent County. In Virginia, reckless driving is considered a Class 1 misdemeanor. A conviction carries a possible sentence of up to 12 months and/or a fine of $2,500. (RELATED: Attorney General Candidate Jay Jones Campaigns on Reform, Built Career Defending Corporations)

Jones, according to the Richmond Times, only paid a $1,500 fine, and got a “deferred disposition” where he was able to perform community service in exchange for no jail time. Most of his community service was done for his own PAC. Of Jones’ 1,000 hours of required community service, he spent 500 of those hours working for his own PAC. 

Virginia does not specifically outline what the threshold is for felony speeding. The state only stipulates a reckless driving charge is issued when a driver is, “at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.”

In response, Current AG Jason Miyares’ campaign spokesman Alex Cofield said in a statement: “From his professional record to his personal choices, Jay Jones’ reckless disregard for the justice system makes him unfit to be Attorney General.”(RELATED: Miyares Urges Google to Prevent Univision From Becoming More Expensive for Virginians)

Jay Jones will be running on the same ticket as gubernatorial challenger Abigail Spanberger during the November 4th election. Jones and Spanberger have shown similar policy choices, and have endorsed each other for their respective office.