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. 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. 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. “You match the description of someone trying to break into people cars,” Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael McMaster could be heard saying on camera. I’m not breaking into anyone’s cars,” Canaris said right before the deputy grabbed him and threw him to the ground. Tyler Canaris is represented by Shean Williams and Sam Starks of The Cochran Firm for all civil charges and by Torris Butterfield on his criminal charges . Canaris was initially stopped and questioned on March 4 by Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael McMaster . On Monday attorneys demanded that Paulding County Deputy Michael McMaster be fired and charged. (Atlanta News First) - The use of force is now being called unnecessary and unlawful after video shows a man being slammed to the ground by a metro Atlanta deputy. Former deputy Michael McMaster , who injured 30-year-old landscaper Tyler Canaris as he was walking to work last year, was terminated for issues unrelated to the GBI’s investigation, Paulding. 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.
Michael McMaster Charged: The Fight for Justice Begins
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 a...