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.
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.
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.
While this marks a victory for Trump and his allies, the main RICO charge that each defendant faces remains intact.
Colton Moore, a Georgia state senator, tumbled to the ground after he got into it with House staffers as he tried to enter ...
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