Michael McMaster Charged: The Mystery Deepens

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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. 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 him. 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. Dashcam video showed Deputy Michael McMaster abruptly body-slam a man to the ground, breaking his skull and collar bone, according to the victim’s lawyers. Attorneys demanded Monday that Paulding County Deputy Michael McMaster be fired and charged . In the dash cam video from March 2022, McMaster is seen pulling over in Dallas, Georgia. 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. 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 . The sheriff’s office confirmed with 11Alive’s Cody Alcorn on Wednesday that Deputy Michael McMaster was terminated in the incident, which the GBI is investigating.