A Georgia state senator who was arrested during a Capitol demonstration over the state's elections is warning fellow lawmakers "next time it could be you."
Democratic Sen. Nikema Williams of Atlanta gave a tearful speech from the Senate floor Wednesday, the day after she and 14 protesters were jailed on misdemeanor charges. The demonstrators had been calling for uncounted ballots to be tallied.
Williams insisted she was not chanting, shouting or being disruptive. She said her arrest was "not something that I planned for and something that breaks my heart today."
The Georgia Constitution says legislators "shall be free from arrest during sessions of the General Assembly ... except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace."
Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle asked a GOP senator to meet with authorities "to look at the facts surrounding this issue" and seek a resolution.