Georgia House Speaker Backtracks on Banning Senator Who Was Arrested for Trying to Enter the Chamber
Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton, is detained by Georgia State Patrol as Moore attempted to enter the state House of Representatives for the state of the state address at the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Georgia state senator arrested after being barred from Kemp 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.
Georgia Sen. Colton Moore arrested at State Capitol before State of the State address
Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.
Georgia Sen. Colton Moore arrested trying to enter state House chamber after banishment
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.
State lawmaker has House chamber ban revoked after viral scuffle left him hospitalized
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.
Banned Georgia state senator arrested at Capitol while attempting to attend governor's address
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 senator arrested during governor’s speech
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
North Georgia state senator arrested trying to force way into House chamber
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
State senator pushed to the ground, arrested while trying to enter Georgia House chamber
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.
Georgia lawmaker arrested trying to enter House chamber despite ban
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 state senator allowed back in chambers after ban led to his arrest
Republican Georgia state senator Colton Moore, who was arrested at the state Capitol Thursday, was able to return the next day after his ban was lifted. Ahead of Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) State of the State address,
Chaos in Georgia state capitol as Republican lawmaker dragged from chamber during Brian Kemp address
Chaos in Georgia state capitol as Republican lawmaker dragged from chamber during Brian Kemp address - In an update from the ...
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Murphy: Colton Moore’s publicity stunt worked like a charm
The arrest of state Sen. Colton Moore, and the worldwide publicity that followed, was what he was hoping for all along.