Two weeks after his arrest outside the Georgia House of Representatives chamber, state Senator Colton Moore has been allowed back in. Channel 2′s Richard Elliot was at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday where Moore was let back inside without having to give an apology.
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.
The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.
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.
Republican Georgia Sen. Colton Moore arrested Jan. 16 while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend Gov. Kemp State of the State.
One state lawmaker who had been banned from the Georgia House of Representatives was recently arrested following a scuffle outside the chamber. Fox 5 Atlanta reported that Republican state senator Colton Moore — who Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein described as a "far-right" lawmaker who supports President-elect Donald Trump
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
The arrest of state Sen. Colton Moore, and the worldwide publicity that followed, was what he was hoping for all along.
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
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 Republican northwest Georgia senator was arrested Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year.
Supporters of state Sen. Colton Moore, who represents Trenton, greeted him as he prepared to enter the House for the first time in more than a year for a joint session of the legislature.