Police pushed state Sen. Colton Moore to the ground and arrested him as he attempted to enter the state House chamber from which he had been banned.
Colton Moore, a Trump loyalist, was banned last year over his condemnation of a deceased state senator who was being honored by his colleagues.
Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.
Police arrested Sen. Colton Moore at Georgia's State Capitol Thursday after he attempted to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address. "I have an obligation to be in that room," he said. "I have a responsibility to 200,000 northwest Georgians who duly elected me to be here today."
Georgia State Patrol officers arrested Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore for trying to enter the House chambers after House Speaker Jon Burns banned him from the floor.
A Georgia state senator has been taken into custody after he tried to defy an order banning him from the House chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State Address.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said at his State of the State address Thursday that Georgia is strong and resilient.
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - Governor Brian Kemp gave his State of the State address Thursday morning discussing in front of both chambers of Georgia’s legislature what he thinks is working for the State and what he doesn’t. Governor Kemp addressed previous ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and a group of state officials gave the first update of the day on winter storm conditions in the state.
A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
Republican Georgia Sen. Colton Moore arrested Jan. 16 while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend Gov. Kemp State of the State.