The Republican senator was arrested by Georgia state police as he was trying to enter the state House chamber. Moore says he's not backing down.
The head of the Georgia Republican Party said he was deeply disappointed and shocked at the arrest of state Sen. Colton Moore before Gov. Brian Kemp's
The state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker David Ralston.
Trenton, was arrested on 17 January after attempting to enter the chamber for the governor’s State of the State address, leading to a physical altercation with House staf
ATLANTA -- Georgia's House speaker said Friday that he's lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber, a day after Sen. Colton Moore was arrested after he tried to enter for Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech.
A Georgia senator who had been previously banned from the floor of the state House was arrested Thursday when he tried to attend Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address. The governor’s annual speech is delivered from the Georgia House chamber,
Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for attempting to enter the House chamber on Thursday, from which he was previously banned for making disparaging comments about the late House Speaker ...
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.
State Sen. Colton Moore, who previously served in the House, was arrested Thursday after he repeatedly tried to enter the House chamber for a joint session with the Senate. The Trenton Republican was charged with “willful obstruction of law enforcement officers,” a misdemeanor.
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
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.