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LaKesha Womack, the Democrat who defeated Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District, is due in court on a pending felony charge days after her win, Fox News reported.
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Shop NowWomack took 51.1% of the vote to Moore’s 48.9%. The charge alleges she failed to return a rental vehicle valued at $20,000 in 2019.
The criminal summons was issued in January 2020 but not served until Oct. 11, 2026. The charge is a Class H felony that can carry a prison sentence exceeding two years. She has not been convicted.
Womack is set to appear in court Nov. 10, the New York Post reported.
She has previously acknowledged failing to return the car on time, saying she was experiencing homelessness at the time.
Asked about the charge Friday, she declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
Moore raised the case before the election. “My opponent needs to explain these pending felony charges to the voters of North Carolina District 14,” he wrote on X on Oct. 28.
Under House rules, members formally charged with a felony punishable by two or more years in prison are expected to step aside from committee assignments and party leadership posts, a provision that could apply once Womack takes office in January.
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