WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Commonwealth of Virginia will not proceed with criminal charges against U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. District 5 after she reportedly brought a gun to an airport in the Washington D.C. area. Spartz, the Republican candidate for Indiana's District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was charged in the Loudoun General District Court in mid-July with carrying a weapon into a weapon in an airport terminal, a Class 1 Misdemeanor in Virginia. This comes after Spartz was reportedly found with a .380 caliber firearm in her carry-on bag by TSA agents at the Dulles International Airport on June 28. It is illegal under Virginia's gun laws code for a person to carry a gun or weapon inside an airport terminal. Former Postal Service employee pleads guilty to stealing $5,000 in cash, gift cards from mail In a statement provided by the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County, the case was "subject to a motion for nolle prosequi" on Sept. 20, 2024. According to Virginia's Legal Aid website, organized by the Virginia Poverty Law Center, "nolle prosequi" is a term when the Commonwealth Attorney's office decides not to prosecute a person for all charges. "The charge was nolle prossed after the defendant completed a firearms safety course and surrendered the weapon," the statement read. In a statement from Spartz's team regarding the incident at the time, they said that she "accidentally carried an empty handgun in her suitcase," was issued a citation and went on her flight. FOX59/CBS4 reached out to Spartz's office for comment on this story. This story will be updated if they return the request for comment.