Indiana Republican Rep. Victoria Spaatz was charged with a weapons violation on Friday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) spokesperson told NBC News.

MWAA spokesperson Said The outlet said Spaatz was charged under a Virginia law that prohibits the possession or transportation of any dangerous weapon “within an airline airport terminal.”

MWAA spokesperson Crystal L. Nosal wrote to The Daily Caller that the weapons violation charges were filed and that the congressman was charged under “Virginia Statute 18.2-287.01.” Laws and Regulations It's a misdemeanor. (RELATED: Exclusive: Parliament's only Ukrainian-born member, Victoria Spaatz, slams President Zelensky and corruption in Ukraine)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesperson Said According to Axios, officers found an unloaded “.380 caliber firearm” in his carry-on bag during the search.

A spokesperson for Spartz told NBC News the complaint was served before the congressman boarded an international flight to Romania to attend a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSEC) Parliamentary Council. “Last Friday, while going through security at Dulles Airport, Senator Spartz was unaware that he had a handgun in the pocket of his suitcase and mistakenly placed an unloaded, unarmed, empty handgun in his suitcase,” the spokesperson told the outlet.

Congressman Spaatz, first. Elected Spartz, who will take office in 2020, is currently seeking re-election to a third term. He is the first, and so far only, Ukrainian-born member of the Duma. according to WISH-TV. The TSA can impose fines of up to $15,000 for such violations and revoke PreCheck eligibility for up to five years, Axios reported.

Typically, for such charges, “there is a strong possibility that the total civil penalty may be reduced,” according to the Robert Herron Law Firm. I have written On their website.