Photos: State senator arrested in governor's office

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Photos: State senator arrested in governor's office

Ten protesters, including state Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, were arrested Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Gov. Nathan Deal’s office after refusing police orders to leave.

Protesters sit in the Governors office awaiting arrest. T KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 pm Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Georgia's "Moral Mondays" organizers, hope to turn up the heat on the issue of Medicaid expansion. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters gather outside the Capitol. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters gather outside the Capitol Monday, January 27, 2014. Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

A letter concerning the expansion of Medicaid benefits is held by Sen. Vincent Fort. They had hoped to present the letter to Gov. Nathan Deal, but were unable to. The "Moral Mondays" movement began in North Carolina and protests there resulted in many arrests. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters engage rush-hour traffic on Washington Street outside the Capitol in Atlanta. Georgia's "Moral Mondays" organizers hope to turn up the heat on the issue of Medicaid expansion. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters have a word of prayer shortly before their arrests. Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort (left), were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

The "Moral Mondays" movement began in North Carolina and protests there resulted in many arrests. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Georgia's "Moral Mondays" organizers, hoping to turn up the heat on the issue of Medicaid expansion, planned a "sit in" in the governor's office in an effort to get arrested. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort (center), Karen Reagle and the Rev Alan Jenkins were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Jan.y 27, 2014. Georgia's "Moral Mondays" organizers, hoping to turn up the heat on the issue of Medicaid expansion, planned a "sit in" in the governor's office in an effort to get arrested. The "Moral Mondays" movement began in North Carolina and protests there resulted in many arrests. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters gather outside the Capitol Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters, watched by a heavy presence of Georgia State Patrol troopers and Capitol Police, gather outside the Capitol Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Sen. Vincent Fort talks with state troopers at the doors to the governor's office before being admitted. Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5pm Monday, January 27, 2014. Georgia's "Moral Mondays" organizers, hoping to turn up the heat on the issue of Medicaid expansion, are planning a "sit in" in the governor's office in an effort to get arrested. The "Moral Mondays" movement began in North Carolina and protests there resulted in many arrests. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Sen. Vincent Fort talks with atate troopers at the doors to the Governo'rs office before being admitted. He and other protesters were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, after they refused to leave. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Protesters outside Gov. Nathan Deal's office are seen through Georgia State Patrol troopers manning the doorway. Ten protesters, including State Sen Vincent Fort, were arrested in the Governor's Office shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2014. KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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Protesters sit in the Governors office awaiting arrest. T KENT D JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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