A Georgia state senator has had his ban from entering the state House chamber revoked following an ugly incident on Thursday which saw him flung to the floor, arrested and subsequently hospitalized.
A Georgia state senator who was previously banned from the state House chamber has been arrested after he tried to enter the chamber for the governor’s state of the state speech.
New questions are emerging about a state lawmaker’s arrest after he tried to get into the governor’s State of the State address. State Sen. Colton Moore is charged with willful obstruction of law enforcement officers.
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.
Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.
Georgia State Senator was arrested after entering the State House in violation of a ban that was placed on him last year for disparaging remarks.
A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend the State of the State address by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Controversial Trenton legislator Colton Moore was handcuffed and removed from the Capitol by state police following an altercation with staff members and law enforcement as Moore
ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won’t tolerate any future episodes like what happened Thursday when Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for trying to enter the state House chambers.
Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address. “While the Senator’s actions were despicable and hurtful to all who knew,
Georgia State Senator Colton Moore caused a disturbance outside of the House Chamber, was arrested and immediately turned it into a fundraiser.