DC Police Officer Convicted of Sharing Confidential Information with Proud Boys’ Leader Enrique Tarrio Before January 6

District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson has convicted former DC Metropolitan Police Department officer Lt. Shane Lamond of “obstruction of justice” and “making false statements” for being in contact with the former Proud Boys’ leader Enrique Tarrio.

Despite not being anywhere near D.C. on January 6, Tarrio is serving a 22-year sentence related to the January 6 protests. However, he planned to travel to D.C. two days earlier to set up a tent as a marketing ploy.

Lamond could receive a similar hefty sentence after Judge Jackson found him guilty of alerting Tarrio of his pending arrest following an incident related to the burning of a Black Lives Matter flag in 2020. 

The DC judge found Lamond guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of lying to investigators.

Before his conviction, Lt. Lamond, 49, worked as an intelligence supervisor for four years during his 22-year law enforcement career. 

During that time, he kept in touch with Tarrio, then-leader of the Proud Boys, to know when the group was in town to avoid clashes with Leftist groups, including Antifa.

However, he was accused of providing confidential information instead of getting information from him regarding the BLM flag-burning arrest.

“As proven at trial, Lamond turned his job on its head—providing confidential information to a source, rather than getting information from him—lied about the conduct, and obstructed an investigation into the source,” U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves said.

However, Lamond claimed he was cultivating sources to maintain peace in the city. Tarrio testified during Lamond’s trial. 

He said their interaction was professional and involved keeping law enforcement updated on their intended demonstrations to maintain peace while exercising their First Amendment rights.

Tarrio also said he lied to his group members about receiving confidential information from a Metropolitan Police Department source, thus suggesting Lamond, whom he constantly contacted. 

He also testified that he did not confess to Lamond about burning the flag and did not receive confidential information about his impending arrest. 

However, the judge did not find Tarrio’s testimony credible, describing him as an “awful witness,” “flippant, grandiose, and obnoxious,” and “one of the worst.”

Lamond’s conviction was a no-brainer, considering he kept in touch with a group the Left regards with disdain. Even worse, his effort prevented violent clashes, which would have allowed the leftist media to demonize the group it so much wants to label as “white supremacist.”

During his trial, prosecutors produced evidence of Lamond allegedly expressing his admiration of the Proud Boys, saying, “Of course I can’t say it officially … but personally I support you all and don’t want to see your group’s name or reputation dragged through the mud.”

Lamond’s defense attorney, Mark Schamel, lamented the decision, saying his client’s work was misrepresented to appear as something it was not.

“It’s unbelievably disappointing to see every single thing that Lt. Lamond did viewed through a lens to make it appear to be something other than it was,” Schamel said. “There is nothing disloyal about him at all, and it’s a sad day for him.”