Paulding County Sheriff Lawsuit - Courtesy attorneys sam starks (left), torris butterfield (center) and tyler canaris, a landscaper from dallas who was injured while being detained by a sheriff’s deputy. A man who says he was body slammed by a paulding county sheriff's deputy is now pursuing a civil and criminal case against the official and the county. On monday attorneys demanded that paulding county deputy michael mcmaster be fired and charged. Case opinion for us 11th circuit hammett v. Gary gulledge, in his individual capacity and his capacity as sheriff of paulding county, georgia, et al. , defendants. An investigation is underway after paulding county sheriff’s deputy michael mcmaster reportedly used force against a man during an arrest. Paulding county sheriff gary gulledge and a former deputy are being sued by a man claiming he was body slammed by the deputy in march 2025 during a pedestrian stop. Courtesy attorneys sam starks (left), torris butterfield (center) and tyler canaris, a landscaper from dallas who was injured while being detained by a sheriff’s deputy.
Courtesy attorneys sam starks (left), torris butterfield (center) and tyler canaris, a landscaper from dallas who was injured while being detained by a sheriff’s deputy.