Judge Dredd: Georgia Deputy Assaults, Arrests Innocent Man on Way to Work

[Bill]

Georgia arrest video goes viral, sheriff's office now weighs in - YouTube

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/202...ter-body-slam/

ATLANTA, Ga. (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.

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 then proceeds to walk Canaris to his vehicle and tries to handcuff him.

The deputy tells Canaris to put his hands behind his back and that he matches the description of someone trying to break into cars. He then body slams Canari against the ground.

Almost a year later, Canaris is detailing the physical and emotional injuries he suffered after he was slammed to the ground.

“After it happened, I had trouble walking to work and not thinking there was a cop following me,” Canaris said during a press conference on Monday with his attorneys.

His attorneys say he suffered serious injuries and has undergone surgery.

“There was no probable cause to stop Tyler, there was nothing to suggest Tyler committed any crime whatsoever. So this was an unlawful arrest,” said criminal attorney Torris Butterfield.

Butterfield called out the use of force seen in the video and the criminal charges against Canaris. Canaris’ attorneys say months later, he was made aware of a warrant for his arrest for the charge of obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

“We’re here today to demand that the criminal case against Tyler Canaris be dismissed immediately,” Butterfield said on Monday.

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office says McMaster was put on desk duty as of Friday, when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to investigate.

Attorneys are now asking why the county didn’t act sooner.

“What the video doesn’t show is that Paulding County, they knew all of this, they had this video that you saw last week, they had it almost a year,” said civil attorney Shean Williams.

Attorneys say it was determined that Tyler was not the suspect in the alleged break-ins and that there will likely be lawsuits filed.

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday they will be fully cooperating with all requests and inquiries from the GBI.

They added Monday they continue to take a hard look at their policies and procedures.

McMaster has been a Paulding County Deputy since 2015.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Full Statement Regarding March 4, 2022:

Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge has sought the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to conduct an outside review of a March 4, 2022 arrest and use of force. That review is now underway. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office will be fully cooperating with all requests and inquiries from the GBI.

At approximately 6:00 AM on March 4, 2022, Deputy Michael McMaster of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious person, who was wearing a hoodie and a backpack, attempting to break into a vehicle in the Evans Mill Subdivision. A short time later, Deputy McMaster arrived at the location and observed Tyler Lee Canaris (W/M, 30 YOA) walking along the roadside at the entrance to the subdivision. Mr. Canaris, who was wearing a hoodie and a backpack, appeared to match the description of the suspect that was provided by dispatch.

Deputy McMaster then approached Mr. Canaris who repeatedly refused to comply with the Deputy’s commands to remove his backpack and place his hands behind his back. Thereafter, Deputy McMaster used force to bring Mr. Canaris to the ground and placed him under arrest. Once arrested, Mr. Canaris was evaluated on the scene by medical personnel. Mr. Canaris was then transported to the hospital by the Sheriff’s Office for medical evaluation.

Guy was totally innocent, just walking to work in the morning, something my own dad used to do when I was little and we lived close to his work, and this gcop savagely attacked him, then, adding insult to injury, they charged him with obstruction of justice, I guess, to push the civil suit the guy surely is going to have against the cop out for a while while he has to deal with bullshit charges.

[Anjdog2003]

The Deputy didn't think he was on camera, duh.

[Louie Detroit]

You forgot to mention he was also resisting.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

You forgot to mention he was also resisting.

I mean, how? Cop tells him to take off the backpack, while at the same time he's holding the guy's wrist. How can I take a backpack off when you're holding my wrist? Watch the video. There were confusing instructions, and the pedestrian seemed (and later was proven) to be unclear about what was happening, and why. I didn't see the guy resist anything, just asking questions any innocent person would ask in that situation.

Weird how the blm isn't out rioting over this guy being BTFO. He's a true innocent.

[Louie Detroit]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

I mean, how? Cop tells him to take off the backpack, while at the same time he's holding the guy's wrist. How can I take a backpack off when you're holding my wrist? Watch the video. There were confusing instructions, and the pedestrian seemed (and later was proven) to be unclear about what was happening, and why. I didn't see the guy resist anything, just asking questions any innocent person would ask in that situation.

Weird how the blm isn't out rioting over this guy being BTFO. He's a true innocent.

He was weaseling around, trying to buy time to run if he could, seen similar incidents on COPS and OP Live many a time.

[cptlo306]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

He was weaseling around, trying to buy time to run if he could, seen similar incidents on COPS and OP Live many a time.

So he should be punished for what he MIGHT have done?

[Louie Detroit]

Originally Posted by cptlo306

So he should be punished for what he MIGHT have done?

I think the cop picked up on his demeanor and took rather abrupt, if not overly violent action.

[cptlo306]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

I think the cop picked up on his demeanor and took rather abrupt, if not overly violent action.

Abrupt, violent, and illegal action. The guy will be getting a big check.

[Louie Detroit]

Originally Posted by cptlo306

Abrupt, violent, and illegal action. The guy will be getting a big check.

Very well could be true, time will tell.

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

I mean, how? Cop tells him to take off the backpack, while at the same time he's holding the guy's wrist. How can I take a backpack off when you're holding my wrist? Watch the video. There were confusing instructions, and the pedestrian seemed (and later was proven) to be unclear about what was happening, and why. I didn't see the guy resist anything, just asking questions any innocent person would ask in that situation.

Weird how the blm isn't out rioting over this guy being BTFO. He's a true innocent.

In Michigan the bar for resisting is so low that it is almost impossible to beat, at least before cams were widely used. Even flinching because the cuffs are cold is enough to get your face buried in the pavement. According to the law that is resisting. Don't get me wrong, it's a bullshit deal.

[Don Rickles]

I blame the attorney, Butterfield's "1 800 DIAL LAW" highway signs for the frivolous lawsuit....

[DJ_Critterus]

White dude.... won't make the news. Move along. Nothing to push the narrative to see here. Move along so CD can close this thread.

Wait....that racist **** ain't here. Good!

[Bill]

Update:

Apparently charges weren't actually pursued until he gave the city his notice of intent to sue. Then, miraculously, the charge is reinstated, which is totally not retaliation or anything This is why the video finally came to light after all this time. Prior to the notice of intent to sue, everything was just kind of buried. Everyone involved in that is a complete douchebag. The city had this video for almost a year, it was watched by at least a couple of layers of management at the PD, and surely the prosecutor has seen it, and decided to move forward with the case anyway. All complete scumbags. Supposedly the GBI is investigating, and the guy's lawyer contacted the Brandon Justice Dept.

Having said that, I don't see the DoJ going to bat for a white guy.

[Grey Ghost]

I've had a run in with a psycho cop like that one. Scary.

I've also had some that were understanding. You just never know what you are going to get from one.

[m and t's77]

fyi,just saw them with BLS and Exodus.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by m and t's77

fyi: my ears are ringing right now.

I believe you!

[Bill]

Meanwhile, in Texas:

Civil rights lawsuit filed after man claims former deputy threatened to kill him - YouTube

Seems reasonable.