A judge on Friday declined a Georgia state senator's request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year. State Sen. Colton Moore, a ...

A Georgia judge declined State Sen. Colton Moore's request for an arrest warrant against a House staffer after a January confrontation.

Burns had barred Moore from the chamber because of statements he made about the late House Speaker David Ralston.

ATLANTA, Ga. — A judge on Friday declined a Georgia Senator Colton Moore’s request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year.

Georgia Sen. Colton Moore has subpoenaed top Republicans in the House after a physical altercation at the state Capitol in January.

Supporters of state Sen. Colton Moore, who represents Trenton, greeted him as he prepared to enter the House for the first time in more than a year for a joint session of the legislature.

At least 10 House members supported a bill urging Ralston to resign — including then-Rep. Colton Moore, who had been in office approximately one month when the legislative leave story broke.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones told state House Speaker Jon Burns that the arrest of Sen. Colton Moore during the governor’s State of the State speech was “an embarrassment for all of us.” He was so right! But ...

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. The schism began in 2024 when Moore, R-Trenton, made ...

Last year, when lawmakers unveiled a portrait of the late speaker Republican David Ralston, Moore publicly badmouthed Ralston – angering Burns, who’d been a Ralston protégé.

Georgia politician Colton Moore arrested after forcefully entering the State House. Learn about the events leading to his arrest and public reaction.