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 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

Conservative state Sen. Colton Moore was banned from the lower chamber last year, after he made disparaging statements about the late-Georgia state Speaker David Ralston. Moore's outburst at the time was condemned by lawmakers on both sides.

State Sen. Colton Moore was arrested while trying to get into the House chamber before Gov. Brian Kemp's 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,

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

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

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,