Michael McMaster Charged: What REALLY Happened?

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The man, Tyler Canaris, filed a federal lawsuit on Sept. 22 claiming civil rights violations and seeking unspecified damages for “his physical and mental pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to FOX 5 that Michael McMaster was terminated on Feb. 27 due to other policy violations. McMaster is accused of slamming 30 - year - old Tyler Canaris to the ground during an arrest in March 2022. Tyler Canaris has filed a lawsuit against Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge and former sheriff’s office deputy Michael McMaster claiming that the pair violated Canaris’ civil rights following McMaster ’s use of force on Canaris during a traffic stop in March 2022. On March 4 , 2022 , officers were dispatched for a suspicious person who was breaking into cars. McMaster located Canaris and gave him a series of commands, which Canaris did not follow. McMaster grabbed Canaris and threw him to the ground. [1] [2] The incident was captured on an in-vehicle camera. [2] Canaris was charged with obstruction of justice. It comes after dash camera video was released showing the deputy body slamming a man to the ground. Tyler Canaris said he was on the way to work but Deputy Michael McMaster didn’t believe him. According to a statement previously released by Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge, on March 4, Deputy Michael McMaster was accused of using force to arrest 30-year-old Tyler Lee Canaris. He was formally arraigned with obstruction charges in December. In the claim, the attorneys are demanding McMaster be dismissed from his job, that Canaris’ medical bills be covered, and the criminal charges be dismissed. 6 days ago · Canaris v. McMaster et al (4:23-cv-00215), Georgia Northern District Court, Filed: 09/22/2023 - PacerMonitor Mobile Federal and Bankruptcy Court PACER Dockets. Michael McMaster was fired by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office for policy violations not related to an incident caught on dash cam video where he is seen body slamming a man while taking. The agency told 11Alive’s Cody Alcorn that Deputy Michael McMaster had been terminated for policy violations .