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.
Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.
According to arrest warrants, Moore is charged with one misdemeanor count of Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers.
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.
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.
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."
Moore was previously banned from the house for making disparaging remarks about Former Speaker David Ralston, who died in 2022.
Ahead of Gov. Brian Kemp ’s (R-GA) State of the State address, Moore was arrested after he attempted to enter the state House chamber despite having been banned from the area last year. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns lifted Moore’s ban hours after his arrest.
Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov.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
Georgia State Senator Colton Moore caused a disturbance outside of the House Chamber, was arrested and immediately turned it into a fundraiser.