RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) -- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares issued a statement in reference to President Biden granting clemency for Ferrone Claiborne and Terrence Richardson, the "Waverly Two" whose criminal acts caused the death of Officer Allen Gibson in 1998. Not Guilty, Sentenced to Life: 'Waverly Two' gets to go home after decades as Biden grants clemency "If the Democrats intend to build their vision of social justice on a pile of dead law enforcement officers, they could send no stronger message than the one they sent today," said Attorney General Jason Miyares. "The decision not to pardon but merely commute the sentence of Terence Richardson only supports our position that he is in fact guilty of manslaughter. This office will continue to exhaust itself in seeking justice for the family of Officer Allen Gibson and ensuring that those involved are held to account." On April 25, 1998, 25-year-old Officer Allen Gibson found Terrence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne engaged in a drug deal behind an apartment building. The men attacked Officer Gibson, and Richardson disarmed Officer Gibson and fatally shot him in the stomach below his bulletproof vest. Richardson pleaded guilty in Virginia court to involuntary manslaughter, and Claiborne pleaded guilty to being an accessory. A federal appeals court held in 2002 that Richardson "intentionally shot Gibson," and that the facts "amply support the finding" that Richardson and Claiborne "murdered Gibson." “Yesterday, Joe Biden woke up and decided that these two violent criminals deserve clemency,” said Miyares. “Joe Biden should be ashamed, but we know that he probably doesn’t even know what he signed. Biden and his staff deserve scorn, shame, and derision for this despicable act. Shame on you, Joe Biden and your enabling staff. May the memory of Officer Allen Gibson and his family haunt each of you forever.”