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.
Colton Moore, a Trump loyalist, was banned last year over his condemnation of a deceased state senator who was being honored by his colleagues.
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.
Colton Moore, was trying to enter the chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address, according to multiple media reports including FOX 5. In a video posted on social media following his arrest by Georgia State Police,
Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.
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.
The arrest comes as Governor Brian Kemp addresses the general assembly as part of his State of the State address.
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.
ATLANTA - Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate any future episodes like what happened Thursday when Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for trying to enter the state House chambers.
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 state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker David Ralston.