WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, representing District 5 in Indiana, has been formally charged in Virginia after she allegedly brought a handgun into a Washington D.C. airport.
According to documents filed in the Loudon General District Court in Virginia, Spartz is charged with carrying a weapon in an airport terminal. This is a misdemeanor.
The alleged incident happened in Dulles International Airport last month.
Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born House member, was found with a .380 caliber firearm in her carry-on bag by TSA agents.
She is scheduled for an arraignment hearing at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 20.
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