NEW ORLEANS (TheBlaze/AP) — A 20-year-old black woman told police she was set on fire by three men who wrote the initials KKK and a racial slur on her car in northeastern Louisiana. Now, she remains in critical condition, suffering with burns on over 60 percent of her body.
Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Lt. Julie Lewis says Sharmeka Moffitt was found with extensive burns when police responded to her 911 call Sunday night. Her sisters, Michelle, claims that she found the KKK remark when she arrived at the scene following a call for Sharmeka:
Moffitt was in critical condition Monday at a hospital. Lewis said the FBI is investigating the attack as a possible hate crime, but that no arrests had been made as of late Monday. Investigations are ongoing.
The young woman told police the men doused her in a flammable liquid and set her on fire in a town park. Lewis said she extinguished the fire using water from a spigot before a police officer arrived. Her mother, Edna Moffitt, said that the attack took place, while her daughter was exercising in the park.
WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather
The young woman had apparently gone to the trail to run one mile and walk one mile when the attack took place.
“She called 911, then she called me,” Michelle said. “She said she had been burned, she had been set on fire.”





















































































































Comments (172)
Individualism
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:27amRomney supporters control yourselves, your not getting anything our of supporting a tyrant and especially committing a nasty crime to scare people into voting for someone else similar. probably it was the cops or the person who ordered arrests at the Louisiana state convention, i don’t know who else is as evil and hateful to commit such a crime on an innocent person like that.
AllLost
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:34amI see you made a logical, reasoned statement upon the facts at hand.
You sir are depriving a village of their idiot.
Report this comment
Jarhead 88
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:39amYou’re pathetic, incoherent babble is laughable. You are pretty close to being the most ridiculous idiot on this board, great job, you’ve done so much good for your pathetic cause. You should get an award for turning more people to vote for Romney, thanks, knucklehead.
Report this comment
NOFX
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:53amThere are already 28,762 for “Prayers for Sharmeka Moffitt” on Facebook.
Report this comment
Malrick
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:58amEver think maybe the fact you and your “man” are dumb-asses, might be why they couldn’t get votes, I’ve seen Johnson on redeye, 2 times each time he talks about an issue he’s never thought though, seems the only issue he’s ever thought though is he likes pot and wants to smoke pot, thus he need to be president to smoke pot. Look I think this a treble thing I also think you’re a snarky opportunist, and if a libertarian plans to get anything done before 2050, you’re going to need us a hell of a lot more than we need you.
Report this comment
000degrees
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:21amI’m going to wait for the rest of the story to come out……..
Report this comment
SocialistSlayer
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:35amWow the article mentions nothing about the men’s race and something smells fishy – like this was a made up story – maybe she was cooking meth nearby , pisse* off her pimp, …… More information please before we come to conclusions one way or another.
Report this comment
NOFX
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:45amNo updates yet but I read this story off of some black community websites – and they are extremely angry. Mostly hateful rhetoric against white people and against mitt romney. trying to see if this girl has a blog or any public history about if she is mentally ill or not. really just trying to find anything about her that hasn’t been reported already….
Report this comment
conniehorne
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:49amThis did not happen. Would anyone with such painful extensive burns call 911 and then CALL HER SISTER? She should have been writhing in pain. She wanted her sister there to help her keep the lies straight. What a dummy she is – just so she could hold onto her entitlement benefits.
Report this comment
Mike Austin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:55amOnce again it will be found that the woman did this to herself. Are we sure her REAL name is not Tawanna Brawley? Where is Rev Al? I see the NAACLP is waiting this time. Too many people are recognizing they are a race baiting bunch of dipsticks when they jump in and start accusing people of racism. We all know they are the racists.
Report this comment
duncan1622
Oct. 23, 2012 at 10:13amAlso, remember the KKK was created by Democrats. Not Republicans. Republicans are The Party of Lincoln, The Party of Freedom.
Report this comment
Mr. Smarty
Oct. 23, 2012 at 10:37amYour screen name is a misnomer. An individual who describes himself as an “individualist”, or one who practises individualism, would never support or defend any current Democrat or Progressive politician or policy. A true individualist or one who believes in individualism, would be best described as a Libertarian and would oppose governmental power over their lives. I have read many of your posts and they almost always attack those who desire smaller government, lower taxes, an increase in states rights, and everything else that involves personal freedom. I am sure that it would be impossible for you to change your attitude but, if there is any honesty inside of you, you should at least change your screen name to something like “Enemy Of Freedom” or “ILuvBigBrother”
Report this comment
FFTyranny
Oct. 23, 2012 at 10:51amWas that English?
“your not getting anything our of supporting a tyrant”
What the hell does that even mean?
Report this comment
biker mike
Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:30amare you kidding??? the KKK was founded by the democrats,, two years ago a KKK member democrat senator R Byrd of VA, died in office, to think after centuries of fighting democrats for the rights of black americans, you want us to believe that republicans just woke up one day and said wow we hate black americans now? the KKK is still strong, I live in a democrat county strong hold, and the KKK is here, and they are all democrats
Report this comment
LakeHartwellSailor
Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:51am@SocialistSlayer –
I agree that there is likely more to this story. This reminds me of the lesbian who said two or three guys broke into her home & slashed her up. Turned out she did it to herself.
This is another case of “wait for the rest of the story”…..for all I know she was free-basing cocaine (if people even do that anymore…remember Richard Pryor).
Report this comment
doomytram
Oct. 23, 2012 at 2:29pmOf Course, Eric Ronald McDonald the Clown Holder, Buckwheat Sharpton, Bi-Polar Congressman’s Daddy the Racist and Cheating Sharpton have dropped all that voter stealing (Dead and Alive Dogs/Dead and Alive Humanoid’s/ Dead and Alive Illegal Aliens/Fictional and Non Fictional Cartoon Characters – all votin for Obama) and have devoted their lives to turning this into Duke Lacrosse for real this time.
Let the cards fall where they may, but this sounds fishy. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a hoax and someone else altogether caught that girl on fire. Let’s see how Trayvonish they turn this…..
Report this comment
sillyfreshness
Oct. 23, 2012 at 2:31pmTotal BS. In 99% of cases like this, the “victim” is actually the perp who does this for attention. There are dozens of cases like this happen every year. It’s all to make whites look evil, but in reality these blacks are the hateful racists.
Report this comment
SocialistSlayer
Oct. 23, 2012 at 3:51pmThis story is circulating around the internet without any substantial facts backing it up. I suspect this case is as phony as that Communist obama !
Report this comment
lukabrasi
Oct. 23, 2012 at 4:21pmUnless I’m mistaken the KKK has always supported democrats.
Report this comment
happy2behere
Oct. 23, 2012 at 4:50pmGet a dictionary because the candidate you support is into communitarianism not individualism.
AND, you + are= you’re. Your = belongs to you.
Report this comment
Happy Killmore
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:00pmGrammar: It’s the difference between knowing your $#!t and knowing you’re $#!t.
Report this comment
dmerwin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:30pmYou, by yourself, may be why Paulbots are held up as whack jobs.
Report this comment
Uranium Wedge
Oct. 24, 2012 at 12:29amIs this story to distract from the murdered NJ girl?
Who was it that killed her?
Report this comment
Thordomr
Oct. 24, 2012 at 2:27amShe did set herself on fire.
http://now.msn.com/sharmeka-moffitt-lousiana-woman-may-have-faked-hate-crime
Report this comment
b25crew
Oct. 24, 2012 at 10:54amShe did it to herself. So now what are your thoughts on those nasty Romney supporters attacks?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/sharmeka-moffitt-lied-racist-attack-set-herself-on-fire-louisiana-kkk-_n_2008690.html
Report this comment
Kim in Minn
Oct. 24, 2012 at 11:46amIt has now come out this lying ho did it herself. What say you now Individualism?
Report this comment
Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:22amA) Tawana Brawley
B) Democrats started the KKK to suppress the black vote so if it really was KKK its a democrat party venture
Report this comment
yancie03
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:10amDuke Lacrosse
Report this comment
GrayPanther
Oct. 23, 2012 at 10:36amYes! Where was Rev. Al Sharpton? This could be a local attempt to stoke up trouble and call for martial law. BHO has the plans in place you know.
Report this comment
Thordomr
Oct. 23, 2012 at 2:29pmI would really hope this woman didn’t do this to herself. And if these men exist I don’t pity anything that befalls them as a result.
Report this comment
Oneirishman
Oct. 23, 2012 at 3:03pmI know, did the police chief forget to stick her in a trash bag and crap on her?
Report this comment
Jenny Lind
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:21amThis is a wait and see story and I for one will not take a stand until the police figure it out. If it turns out true, then put these people away for a very long time. If not true she took a horrific way of making a staetment, and I can’t see fire unless she is mentally ill as it is catastrophic.
Report this comment
AllLost
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:38amI can condemn the act as it stands. If for some strange reason a woman burned over 60 percent of her body did it just to make it look like racism exists I will condemn that too.
Racism exists. Racism is held by people of all differing hues. It is funny because there is only one race
Report this comment
RJJinGadsden
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:46amI’m with you on that. Its difficult for me to think about setting myself on fire for any reason. But, these days you can never tell about others. Should she have been attacked I hope the assailants are caught and charged to the full extent of the law.
Report this comment
MaleneSBrown
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:01amI have to agree with both Jenny Lind and ALLLOST.
Report this comment
Johnny Cocheroo
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:49amShe put out the fire with a water spigot – it’s very lucky she was so close to one. If she did it, could be possible that she didn’t understand how quick and hot gasoline burns – even just a little (I found that out in my teens)
I really hope for her sake that she did it to herself – rather than having complete strangers do something like this.
Report this comment
SocialistSlayer
Oct. 23, 2012 at 12:08pm@ ALLLOST – “You said: Racism exists. Racism is held by people of all differing hues. It is funny because there is only one race”
Yes it exists – mostly in the Commie-Crat Party! So far there is no evidence what so ever anyone that was white or KKK did this. It sounds like there is much more to the story ! Quit jumping to conclusions – you are acting like a Liberal Commie!
Report this comment
Mil-Dot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 12:30pmMy guess is that she was cooking meth, messing around with a flammable liquid like HEET or ether and got burned. The cops will figure it all out. They are not dummies. They may shoot up the joint and then say “who dat, who der?”, but they are not stupid. We will get the truth.
Report this comment
SaturdaysWarrior76
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:20amAnyone remember Richard Pryor accidentally setting himself on fire while freebasing cocaine?
If this story is true, I pray they catch the perpetrators and punish them as they deserve!
Report this comment
NOFX
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:17amNever a dull moment. 2012 has been the most insane year ever.
Report this comment
YellowFin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 10:38amHmmm,,, wait for next year!
Report this comment
NOFX
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:13amShe probably did it to herself like that psycho lesbian cut herself up, started a fire, spray painted anti-gay slurs, etc. People will do anything these days.
Report this comment
listeninginVT
Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:04amsadly, I was thinking the same thing. They, those ‘victims’, keep coming out with more and more outrageous ‘crimes’ against them that turn out to be in their own heads and their own actions. Seriously mental behavior.
Report this comment
Melika
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:13amI don’t care if this is true or not. If the Blaze is going to start posting articles on racist attacks, then they should post a statistically significant number of racists attacks on white people by blacks, which works out to be 3-1. Otherwise, leave this stupid trash off. Oh wait, they still have Liz Klamas on the payroll. Nevermind.
Report this comment
sta
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:24amAnn Coulter’s new book is all about that.
Report this comment
RobertBo
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:34amI agree, The Blaze needs to be fair and balanced. I am tired of the preferential treatment the blacks receive in the news. By the way, the blacks need to refer to them selfs at black Americans not African Americans. Better yet as just American. I don’t refer to my self as Polish American.
Report this comment
AllLost
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:35amI have seen many posts about racists attacks on whites on this blog. Evil is evil. Evil should be brought to light and condemned.
My God.
Report this comment
Obamujahadeen
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:56amHORRIFIC? You don’t even know if it even happened. I mean, geez I find it hard to believe some racists crazy enough to do something like that would leave her face miraculously untouched. I CALL BS TAWANA BRAWLEY ON THIS ONE.
I don’t believe a word of it. Sounds like a false flag from some Obama humps…they’re so desperate they’ll do anything now minus a terror attack because they KNOW that won’t help Obama one bit. So these false flag racial incidents are all they have. You could get one of his people to go along with this for an extra welfare check or an 8ball of crack, smack or blow.
Report this comment
okidawna
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:28amThat, sir, is a seriously racist comment. You just made their case…
Report this comment
anthony0713
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:32amI doubt it… I think that racism still exists, and think it’s possible this could have happened. However, I do think that this president isn’t exactly healing the racial divide. He and his administration seem to be encouraging it. His drones and the media aren’t exactly helping. If this story does turn out to be true, I think that these people should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Report this comment
blackyb
Oct. 23, 2012 at 11:30amAnd?
Report this comment
Hoosierdad
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:46ami think if this story were true, its all we would see on the news. most likely its her muslim bf that she is protecting. but, if its true, these guys need to pay big
Report this comment
poorrichard09
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:07amSpot on! I don’t buy this story for a minute. The truth will come out sooner or later.
Report this comment
Master.Debater
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:49amJust from the little information we have here, it’s clear that her story is full of holes.
Report this comment
TheMajority
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:41amIt may smell a bit funny, but have a hard time believing this gal would set herself on fire.
May be this is a good time to show the ties between the Dem party and the KKK?
Blaze?
Report this comment
muddpuddle
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:54amWho made the call? Herself? Not buying that. And apparently, she put the fire out after calling police.
Report this comment
Mil-Dot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:57amShe didn’t set herself on fire? She accidentally got burned while in the process of committing an arson herself and then tried to cover it up. It is the oldest trick in the book and unfortunately for her, she is going to do some jail time for lying to police and filing a false report.
Report this comment
AintLIBSjuzGreat
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:12amhard to believe? what about those two nutty lesbians who carved themselves for attension then blamed tea party whitey gop ect…
Report this comment
castuslonginus
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:24amMaybe her meth lab blew.
Report this comment
Master.Debater
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:56amShe apparently got gasoline poured on her while jogging (very very slowly), set on fire, then, while on fire, called police while simultaneously searching for, and finding, IN THE DARK a spigot to douse the flames. Then to add insult to injury, when she returned to her car she found that the “attackers” had figured out which car was hers IN THE DARK and written KKK on it.
Sounds entirely plausible.
Report this comment
topperj
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:39amKKK, really? Can’t get any more original? Somewhere, Tawana Brawley is smiling.
Report this comment
Obamujahadeen
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:00amI KNOW!!! The K K K doesn’t even exist anymore, and if there were all this racism these people speak of then it would look like 1968 and I don’t mean the protesting. YOU KNOW what I mean but miraculously he’s free to party and play golf every weekend and travel the world like a lottery winner. I’m tired of this made up faux racism meme…
Blacks (and no, after Obama I don’t call them African Americans anymore) are 100 times more racist and this is why, it’s profitable for them to cry racism, period. Obama’s been doing it all his adult life, look where it got him.
Report this comment
willingtoupe
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:29amRIGHT KKK don’t exist anymore…But White Supremecy does. So stop being in denial. There are White Alqaeda style separatist militia groups ( excluding the A.B. prision gangs ) far more dangerous and vicious than the KKK building up and waiting to strike. So Mockingly saying “OH the KKK don’t exist therefore the WHite onBlack crime and racism don’t exist.” is strategeticaly soft powered Art of War silliness. Unless there is condemnation and preparation to speak out or even fight against them on your part, you are wasting your breaths by lying even if it’s under Jesus name and eye watch. Thats if you truly beleive in him.
Report this comment
Mike Austin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:59amThe KKK exists just the the racist new black pampers. There is always someone hating someone. To think the majority of whites do not like blacks or they oppress them is racism itself. Take a look at the mirror when you cry racist. You will see one looking right at you.
Report this comment
N37BU6
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:39amThis is terrible, and whoever did it needs to be imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
BUT- a resurgence in the KKK? HA! Right… what a joke.
White on black crime is nearly nonexistent, so let’s all just take pride in that fact and move on.
Report this comment
AintLIBSjuzGreat
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:14amand black on white is nonreported
Report this comment
tclove
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:39amWhy would anyone run in a park at night????
Report this comment
Master.Debater
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:47amAnd then, while on fire, find a spigot in the dark and douse the flames
Report this comment
RightUnite
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:33amEh…. Doesn’t pass the smell test… I’m sure the truth will come out, and it won’t be a first time something like this happened, and it won’t be the last.
Report this comment
Mil-Dot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:37amYep, right. Remember the gay chick that said some skinheads carved her up with a knife and it turned out that she did it. Yeah, I believe this chick alright. Ha.
Report this comment
Detroit paperboy
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:29amI smell a rat………………….she is lying………..just watch.
Report this comment
Shamrock241
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:56amLast time i checked water would not put out a petroleum based fire.
Report this comment
Lesterp
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:26amHow did they know which car was hers?
Report this comment
Obamujahadeen
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:07amThat’s a good catch…they just looked for the one with the rims that cost 9x more than the car with no license plates and a cracked windshield and the trunk held on with a Jethro belt I guess…(ya know, a rope, oops that’s more racism!! I’m busted ;)
Report this comment
shoefits
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:25amIs this another 15min of fame game?
Report this comment
TheMajority
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:23amWe pray for a speedy 100% recovery for Miss Moffett.
Report this comment
teammommy
Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:04amSadly, this is the only post that was apolitical and caring.
Report this comment
kickagrandma
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:22amOh, boy, here it comes…. get ready for lies. Get ready for set ups. Get ready for satan to dance.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE GOOD NEWS. PRAY HARD, AMERICANS.
WAKE UP, CHRISTIANS.
We are in a spiritual battle for all the marbles.
We know WHO LEADS THE BAND, WHO DESIGNS THE DANCES, WHOSE DANCE CARD we share.
It isn’t the one who is dancing now. he gets left at the prom with the riff-raff when everyone else goes HOME.
PRAY. GOD IS COUNTING ON US.
And, we are counting on HIM.
Report this comment
TheMajority
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:21amDamn it Americans, knock it off. We have too many enemies in the world, to be fighting eachother.
Please catch these guys, and may “Justice for all” prevail.
Report this comment
Searreigh
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:28amthis will turn out to be an anti-white hoax despite the serious injuies.
Report this comment
Mil-Dot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:35amMaj.
I don’t believe there is anyone to “catch” but her. And, as far as “Americans fighting each other”, it seems to me that the only group that has been emboldened to the point of “fighting” are the blacks.
Report this comment
Bluefish49
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:19amSorry…something smells funny here…she put the fire out herself with a spigot? Sorry…not buying it…she doesn’t look like a jogger either..
Report this comment
Glenfin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:30amNot all joggers are fit or skinny. That’s why the jog. So they can get that way.
Report this comment
Glenfin
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:32amAnd…..I agree that something is fishy about this story.
Report this comment
Master.Debater
Oct. 23, 2012 at 8:45amAnd if she was jogging on a trail when the attack happened, how did “KKK” get written on her car?
Report this comment
loriann12
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:18amWhy is it when it’s white on black crime, they state the race in the headline, but when it’s black on white crime, it’s not stated?
Report this comment
Gorp
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:23amThat is because EVERYBODY knows that black people can’t commit racist crimes, only white people can.
Report this comment
Mil-Dot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:36amThere was no crime here except that of a black women lying to police.
Report this comment
Fla.Patriot
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:47amYou can bet your a** Eric Holder will be all over this. Don’t get me wrong, I hope they catch these guys and hang them high, but it’s really starting to piss me off that when you have a group of blacks assault someone for being white, it’s treated as a non-event. Obama and his Justice (and I use the term loosely) Dept. Have basically made it clear to every hyper racist thug and gang banger in black America that it’s o.k. Whitey is now open season. Obama WANTS a race war. Again, don’t get me wrong, I have A LOT of black friends, and they agree. Look at the difference between now and when this POS took office. This thing stinks to high heaven and smells like a set up
Report this comment
toiletclogga
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:17amMmmmm. Nope, I’m not buying it!
Report this comment
I-Pay-Taxes
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:17am??? Tawana Brawley ???
Report this comment
maynardb61
Oct. 23, 2012 at 12:42pmYou got it.
Report this comment
Mapache
Oct. 23, 2012 at 7:16amSomething about this story does not ring true but not sure what it is. I hope Blaze does a followup.
Report this comment