LaKesha Womack says she did not know a case had been filed over the rental car because she was homeless
LaKesha WomackDemocratic nominee for North Carolina's 14th District, in a campaign video
In a campaign video she called a family meeting, Womack says she did not know a case had been filed against her over a rental car because she was homeless. She says she did not return the car on time and owes the company money.
“And I did not know that they had filed a case against me for this because again, I was homeless”
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Other statements by LaKesha Womack in this case
- LaKesha Womack says a more serious matter would have been served long before early votingLater: Minimized
- LaKesha Womack calls Moore's ads deceptive and says accountability must rest on due processLater: Challenged the characterization
- LaKesha Womack asks whether she would have been served years later if she had stolen a carLater: Challenged the characterization
Where this statement fits
LaKesha Womack beats Rep. Tim Moore while charged with failing to return a 2019 rental car; Moore had said she owed voters an explanation
LaKesha Womack, a Democrat, defeated Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina's 14th District on November 3, 2026, while facing a pending felony charge that she failed to return a rented car in 2019. Moore said she needed to explain the charge to voters. Womack called his ads about it deceptive and says she will answer questions when the legal process allows.
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Carolina Journal reports on court records it obtained through a public records request in Mecklenburg County District Court case 20CR201748-590. The records show a case filed January 14, 2020, charging Womack with failing to return a hired motor vehicle valued at more than $4,000, a Class H felony, and a criminal summons returned unserved in February 2020, then reissued and served October 11, 2026. The article quotes a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report, Womack's October 9 campaign video, her October 14 Facebook post and an October 12 statement from Moore.
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Carolina Journal reports that in the October 9 video, Womack said she moved to North Carolina in 2016 to work on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and later became homeless with her son, and cited homelessness as the reason she did not know about the case.
After the quotation
She said she thought she had resolved the issue but it was not resolved, that at one point she had a rental car and did not return it on time, and that she owed the company money.
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Why this label?
The reference point is the pending felony charge that Womack failed to return a 2019 rental car, and whether it should count against her as a candidate for the seat. Womack acknowledges the late return and gives her homelessness as the reason she did not know about the case, an explanation that excuses the conduct.
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