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.

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

Colton Moore, a Trump loyalist, was banned last year over his condemnation of a deceased state senator who was being honored by his colleagues.

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.

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."

A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend the State of the State address by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Controversial Trenton legislator Colton Moore was handcuffed and removed from the Capitol by state police following an altercation with staff members and law enforcement as Moore

A Georgia state senator, who was arrested Thursday before Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address at the Capitol building, will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions in the Gold Dome.

State Sen. Colton Moore was arrested inside the Georgia Capitol for trying to enter the House chamber after being banned.

Colton Moore, a Georgia state senator was stopped and pushed into the ground by the authorities from entering the House chamber.

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.

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