Video Shows GOP Senator Shoved To Ground Arrested, Trying To Enter Georgia Capitol
BREAKING: Senator Colton Moore of Georgia struck down by police while he attempts to make a session. He is responsible for taking down Fani Willis in Georgia. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns reportedly had State Senator Colton Moore arrested after he showed up to attend a session.
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
Georgia GOP head backs senator arrested before State of the State
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 State of the State address. House Speaker Jon Burns,
Georgia House leader relents, allows senator arrested Thursday to return for bicameral sessions
Burns announced Friday afternoon that he would modify the ban to allow Moore, a Trenton Republican, to attend proceedings in the House when members of both chambers are present, such as when lawmakers heard from the governor Thursday.
Georgia senator no longer banished after Capitol arrest drama
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.
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 being banned from the area last year.
Georgia lieutenant governor comes to defense of state senator arrested trying to enter House
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.
Northwest Georgia senator arrested trying to enter the Georgia House
A Republican Northwest Georgia senator was detained Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
Pro-Trump Georgia state senator arrested after being manhandled during Kemp speech
A pro-Trump Georgia state senator was pushed to the ground and arrested on Thursday for trying to listen to an address by Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia’s […]
Georgia House Speaker Backtracks on Banning Senator Who Was Arrested for Trying to Enter the Chamber
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.
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.
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Opinion: 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.
Colton Moore: What We Know About the Georgia State Senator
Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the ...