Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, center, during a campaign event at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Vienna, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Democratic commonwealth’s attorney is under investigation by Gov. Glenn Youngkin following the viral attempted kidnapping case at Fair Oaks Mall, which is just one of many instances where Descano has released high-profile criminals back into the community.
The outlet reported that the suspect in the attempted kidnapping case, Andres Caceres Jaldin, had over 30 previous run-ins with the law in the county.
Former President Joe Biden poses with then-Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., as he departs after delivering the State of the Union address in March 2024. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz)
"So, as a result of being able to work with President Trump, we've been able to find 500-plus criminally illegal immigrants here in Virginia [...] We found Tren de Aragua here. We have found other international gangs here in Virginia," she said.
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After Youngkin called for an investigation after it had become known that attempted kidnapping suspect was released in Fairfax County days before the incident, Miyares said his "office will examine the facts and report to the people of Fairfax why [Commonwealth’s Attorney] Descano’s refusal to prosecute criminals has been allowed to endanger the public."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Spanberger campaign, Descano, and the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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