The Michael McMaster Case: A Turning Point in…

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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. “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. 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. 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.]. 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. McMaster et al (4:23-cv-00215), Georgia Northern District Court, Filed: 09/22/2023 - PacerMonitor Mobile Federal and Bankruptcy Court PACER Dockets. 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. Deputy Michael McMaster was placed on administrative duty on February 17th after a video of the incident went viral, nearly a year after the incident occurred, prompting the GBI to investigate the matter independently.