Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.
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.
ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator arrested at the Capitol Thursday returned Friday. Hours later, the state House Speaker lifted the banishment that resulted in Sen. Colton Moore's arrest. Moore (R-Trenton) showed off a a bit of a bruise he said he got when a House staffer wrestled him to the ground and state troopers took him into custody Thursday.
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.
A Georgia state senator and hardline supporter of President-elect Trump appeared to be pushed to the floor before being arrested while trying to enter the state House chamber on Thursday.
The arrest comes as Governor Brian Kemp addresses the general assembly as part of his State of the State address.
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.
ATLANTA — Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announced Friday afternoon, that with the blessing of former Speaker David Ralston’s family, State Sen. Colton Moore will be allowed back into the House chamber. Capitol police arrested Moore on Thursday while he tried to enter the chamber for the 2025 State of the State address.
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
Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore (R) was arrested and transported to the Fulton County Jail on Thursday for attempting to enter the House Chamber to hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address after
Georgia State Senator Colton Moore, representing parts of North Georgia, was arrested at the state capitol Thursday morning while trying to attend the annual State of the State address.