Felony Charge Hangs Over North Carolina Democrat After Stunning Upset of GOP Incumbent
\n\nRep.-elect LaKesha Womack (D-North Carolina), who won her seat by unseating a well-funded Republican incumbent last week, is facing a felony charge of failing to return a rental car in 2019, a case that casts a pall over the new lawmaker, who defied expectations.
\n\nWomack was served a criminal summons for the alleged crime last month while she was campaigning, according to court records. The state valued the rental car at roughly $20,000. She was initially scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, but her first appearance is now set for December 1, when she will have her probable cause hearing, her attorney Harold Cogdell said. Cogdell declined to comment on the criminal charge itself.
\n\nWomack’s campaign and the North Carolina Democratic Party did not respond to requests for comment this week. Shortly after receiving her summons, Womack said she had gone through various periods of hardship, including a hospitalization for her Type 1 diabetes while a single mother, as well as a period of homelessness, though she declined to give specifics about the felony charge. “I look forward to providing answers when I am able to do…
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