ATLANTA — Georgia Senator Colton Moore was arrested outside the Gold Dome on Thursday following a brief confrontation with the House doorkeeper, according to 11Alive crews on the scene.

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

The Republican senator was arrested by Georgia state police as he was trying to enter the state House chamber. Moore says he's not backing 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.

Colton Moore (R) after he tried to push past state ... A spokesperson for Moore told Atlanta News First that the senator had been arrested “by the Anti-Trump Speaker of the Georgia House.”

ATLANTA — Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore will be allowed back into the House chamber following his arrest at the State of the State address on Thursday, with House Speaker Jon Burns saying the ...

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.

ATLANTA — Georgia Capitol Police arrested State Sen. Colton Moore, who represents parts of North Georgia, on Thursday morning while trying to attend the annual State of the State address. A Channel 2 Action News video shows the moments the senator tried to enter the chamber, only to be rebuffed, shoved and eventually arrested.

Following a dramatic standoff with security during Governor Brian Kemp's State of the State address, Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was arrested Thursday for trying to violate a prohibition that prevented him from entering the Georgia House chambers.

ATLANTA, GA — Georgia State Senator Colton Moore is arrested as he attempts to enter the House Chamber for the Governor’s State of the State Address. Moore was barred by Current House Speaker Jon Burns due to disparaging comments Moore made about the late Former House Speaker David Ralston.