The Michael McMaster Case: A Deeper Dive

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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 case of Michael McMaster has ignited intense debate and sparked significant controversy, raising complex questions about [mention the core issue of the case, e.g., police procedure, judicial bias, media influence, etc.]. Around 5:40 a.m. On March 4, 2022, deputies of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia, got calls that a man with a backpack was trying to break into vehicles. Deputy Michael McMaster was assigned to respond to the incident. “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 has filed a lawsuit against Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge and former sheriff’s office deputy Michael McMaster claiming that the pair violated Canaris’ civil rights following McMaster’s use of force on Canaris during a traffic stop in March 2022. Canaris was initially stopped and questioned on March 4 by Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael McMaster . Video footage of the incident was posted to YouTube this month spurring more public interest in the case . The recording shows the deputy restraining Canaris against a car before slamming him on the ground. 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. On 09/22/2023 Canaris filed a Civil - Constitutional and Civil Rights court case against McMaster in U.S. Court records for this case are available from Georgia Northern District Court. McMaster et al (4:23-cv-00215), Georgia Northern District Court, Filed: 09/22/2023 - PacerMonitor Mobile Federal and Bankruptcy Court PACER Dockets.