Michael McMaster's Arrest: The Full Story Finally Revealed

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— A man who was body slammed by a Paulding County sheriff’ s deputy in a 2022 incident that was caught on dashcam video has sued that deputy, since terminated, and the sheriff. 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.”. 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. Deputy Michael McMaster , who was involved in the violent arrest of Tyler Canaris in March 2022, has faced “significant consequences”. After a dashcam video surfaced showing McMaster slamming Canaris to the ground, resulting in multiple severe injuries, McMaster was placed on administrative duty.Eventually, he was terminated from the Paulding. A Paulding County deputy who can be seen on dashcam video body slamming a man during an arrest last year has been terminated, the sheriff’s office confirmed Wednesday. 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. GBI investigating after video released of metro deputy body slamming man during arrest Video shows Deputy Michael McMaster pick up Tyler Canaris and body slam the 30-year-old man to the ground.