Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.

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

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.

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 Colton Moore was arrested after trying to enter the State House chamber which he was banned from. The ban was due to his criticism of a former leader. Moore claimed the ban was unconstitutional and refused to back down.

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

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.

The state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker David Ralston.

Ahead of Gov. Brian Kemp ’s (R-GA) State of the State address, Moore was arrested after he attempted to enter the state House chamber despite having been banned from the area last year. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns lifted Moore’s ban hours after his arrest.

Georgia State Senator Colton Moore, representing parts of North Georgia, was arrested at the state capitol Thursday morning while trying to attend the annual State of the State address.

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.