According to arrest warrants, Moore is charged with one misdemeanor count of Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers.
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.
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.
A Georgia state senator, who was arrested Thursday before Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address at the Capitol building, will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions in the Gold Dome.
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 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
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
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.
Colton Moore, a Georgia state senator was stopped and pushed into the ground by the authorities from entering the House chamber.
Colton Moore, a Trump loyalist, was banned last year over his condemnation of a deceased state senator who was being honored by his colleagues.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address, emphasizing tort reforms and fiscal conservatism.