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.
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.
Colton Moore, a Georgia state senator was stopped and pushed into the ground by the authorities from entering the House chamber.
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 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
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, 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.
State Sen. Colton Moore was arrested inside the Georgia Capitol for trying to enter the House chamber after being banned.
Georgia politician Colton Moore arrested after forcefully entering the State House. Learn about the events leading to his arrest and public reaction.
State Senator Colton Moore was arrested as he tried to enter the house chamber for a joint session of lawmakers. The House Speaker had banned him last year from entering the chambers, so state troopers arrested him. But the case made national headlines on Monday and garnered a lot of Republican support for Moore’s cause.