Fresh off her surprise win in Tuesday’s midterm election, North Carolina Democrat LaKesha Womack is set to appear in court next week on a felony car theft charge.
Womack, one of more than 40 Democrats who flipped Republican-held House seats in the blue wave election , defeated GOP Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District — just weeks after being served the felony summons at a campaign event.
The newly-elected congresswoman’s court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 10.
North Carolina Democrat LaKesha Womack has a court date next week on a felony car theft charge. Facebook / LaKesha Womack
It’s unclear if the criminal case will delay Womack from being sworn in to Congress on Jan. 3.
Womack is accused of failing to return a rental car — valued at about $20,000 — in 2019.
A criminal summons was issued against her in January 2020 but was returned unserved the following month, according to the Charlotte Observer .
The summons was eventually served to Womack on Oct. 11, at one of her campaign events in Polk County.
Sentencing guidelines for the Class H felony the congresswoman-elect is facing range from four months to more than three years behind bars.
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