A Republican Georgia state senator has been arrested after trying to enter the state House chamber even though he had been banned from the area. Police pushed state Sen. Colton Moore to the ground and arrested him as he attempted to enter the 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.

Moore was arrested as he tried to enter the House chambers on Thursday to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.

A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.

A Georgia state senator banned from the state House last year has threatened to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech anyway.

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."

Colton Moore was arrested for defying a ban on entering the House chamber.Speaker's Condemnation: Speaker Jon Burns criticized Moore for breaking decorum and disrupting proceedings.Family Request: Ralston family requests that all members be allowed to attend future joint sessions.

Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.

Brian Kemp’s State of the State address ... That vote in 2023 came two months after former House Speaker David Ralston unexpectedly died. Democrats at the time agreed to vote by acclamation ...

“The Georgia State Patrol arrested Sen. Colton Moore at the state capitol following a public disturbance prior to the State of the State address,” according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Public Safety. “Troopers stationed at the Capitol were forced to step in when Sen. Moore created a disruption outside the house chamber.

According to arrest warrants, Moore is charged with one misdemeanor count of Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers.

A Georgia state senator has been taken into custody after he tried to defy an order banning him from the House chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State Address.