Michael McMaster Charged: Is Justice Served?

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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. 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. Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand by Michael McMaster . Filing 7 ANSWER to #1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand by Gary Gulledge. Discovery ends on 3/18/2024. Canaris was charged with obstruction of justice . [2] Canaris suffered a fractured skull, a ruptured ear drum, and a concussion. [3] In February 2023, after the video was released, the agency asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate. [4] [1] McMaster was placed on desk duty. “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. McMaster et al (4:23-cv-00215), Georgia Northern District Court, Filed: 09/22/2023 - PacerMonitor Mobile Federal and Bankruptcy Court PACER Dockets. 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. 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. 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.