Michael McMaster Charged: Is This the End?
1 / 20 2 / 20 3 / 20 4 / 20 5 / 20 6 / 20 7 / 20 8 / 20 9 / 20 10 / 20 11 / 20 12 / 20 13 / 20 14 / 20 15 / 20 16 / 20 17 / 20 18 / 20 19 / 20 20 / 20 ❮ ❯ — 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. Now Canaris’ attorneys say the case should not end with a GBI investigation. “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. 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. On March 4 , 2022, officers were dispatched for a suspicious person who was breaking into cars. McMaster located Canaris and gave him a series of commands, which Canaris did not follow. McMaster grabbed Canaris and threw him to the ground. [1] [2] The incident was captured on an in-vehicle camera. [2] Canaris was charged with obstruction of justice. Attorneys demanded Monday that Paulding County Deputy Michael McMaster be fired and charged. In the dash cam video from March 2022, McMaster is seen pulling over in Dallas, Georgia. He stops Tyler Canaris walking in the area where records show he lives. Canaris asks why he’s being stopped and tells the deputy he’s on his way to work. McMaster et al (4:23-cv-00215), Georgia Northern District Court, Filed: 09/22/2023 - PacerMonitor Mobile Federal and Bankruptcy Court PACER Dockets. The GBI is still investigating. ...