MP Eric Joyce is facing a breach of the peace charge after rowing with staff at Edinburgh Airport.
Mr Joyce was arrested in front of other travellers in the domestic arrivals area of the airport for allegedly being "abusive and confrontational".
It is understood the row on Sunday was sparked after the MP for Falkirk left a mobile phone on a plane and was not allowed to immediately retrieve it.
Officers took the politician away and he spent a night in an Edinburgh police cell. He is due to appear in court at a later date.
An official for Police Scotland said: "A 52-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged breach of the peace, which happened at Edinburgh Airport on Sunday May 19."
A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport added: "We can confirm that an incident did occur on Sunday evening and an individual was arrested for being abusive and confrontational towards airport staff and police.
"Behaviour of this nature is something we have zero tolerance for at Edinburgh Airport and police officers will act accordingly if the safety of our passengers and employees is put at risk."
Mr Joyce, a former soldier, is now an independent after resigning from the Labour party in February 2012.
Labour suspended its selection process for the seat earlier this month following concerns about "membership recruitment".
The move follows reports that the Unite trade union had recruited dozens of new members in Falkirk, potentially giving it the chance to influence the choice of parliamentary candidate.
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