Democrat House candidate hit with felony summons at campaign event

A Democratic candidate running for the House of Representatives said she is facing criminal charges and that she was hit with a police summons while at her own campaign event this month.Lakesha Womack, who is running to represent North Carolina's 14th Congressional District, currently held by Rep.Tim Moore, R-N.C., said in a Facebook video that she was confronted by police about felony charges related to failure to pay for a rental car in 2019 when she arrived to a campaign event in Polk County, N.C., on Oct.

11.Womack claimed she was first made aware of the felony case just days before, despite records showing it had been opened in January 2020.Moore's campaign said the incident "raises serious questions" and that "she owes voters an explanation, especially since her court date is one week after the election."DEM HOUSE CANDIDATE SETTLES YEARS-LONG $55K DEBT FIGHT WITH FORMER MOTHER-IN-LAW WEEKS BEFORE ELECTIONRep.

Tim Moore, R-N.C., at the National Guard Armory polling location during the North Carolina primary election in Gastonia, N.C., on March 3, 2026.(Cornell Watson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"How is she going to be an advocate for our community when she can't manage her own personal affairs? As an attorney for over 30 years, I think everyone should be held to the same standard of justice, and this situation is no different.

Free legal advice: When the rental agreement ends, so does your right to keep the car," Moore's campaign told Fox News Digital.The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that she was served a criminal summons for Felony Fail to Return Hired Motor Vehicle on Oct.11 by a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

It did not confirm that it took place at a campaign event.DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE SEEN SOBBING, PRAYING IN PATROL CAR AFTER DUI ARREST: VIDEOWomack recalled being told about her criminal charges days before the campaign event during a conversation with the Gastonia, N.C.'s NAACP branch.In 2019, she...