Video footage has surfaced showing Tennessee House Democrat Justin Jones hitting a driver with a traffic cone during riots outside the state capitol in 2020. The incident, for which Jones was indicted on two counts, was only recently revealed to the public, and has heightened calls for a re-examination of his behavior at racial justice protests in 2020, during which he was charged with assault, assault on an officer, and reckless endangerment. Despite these allegations, Jones has maintained his innocence and has accused police and prosecutors of colluding against him. However, some lawmakers are not convinced and have taken action, with Jones, along with two other progressive lawmakers, being ousted from the State House in a 72 to 25 vote. In a separate turn of events, the Nashville Metropolitan Council recently unanimously appointed Jones as a temporary representative for the 52nd district. Meanwhile, Democratic Senators Raphael Warnock and Chuck Schumer have called for an investigation into the events leading up to Jones' expulsion, questioning whether the US Constitution or federal civil rights laws were violated.