Michael McMaster Charged: What Happens Next?

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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 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. 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. Dashcam video of the incident from March 2022 shows former deputy Michael McMaster encountering a man, later identified as Tyler Canaris, who he described as “matching the description of a suspect breaking into cars.”. On February 27, 2023, McMaster was fired for policy violations not related to this incident. [2] On September 22, 2023, Canaris filed a lawsuit against McMaster and the Sheriff for violations of his rights under the Fourth Amendment.