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 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.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said the arrest of state Sen. Colton Moore was an embarrassment for the Georgia General Assembly and it shouldn't happen again.

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.

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."

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

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.

The governor’s annual speech is delivered from the Georgia House chamber, and state Sen. Colton Moore (R-Trenton) was banned last year after he denounced late House Speaker David Ralston as “one of the most corrupt Georgia leaders we’ll ever see in our lifetime.”

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.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address, emphasizing tort reforms and fiscal conservatism.

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.