Washington DC cop is charged with tipping off Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio about his arrest – saying he ‘personally supports’ the group and doesn’t want their ‘name or reputation dragged through the mud’
- Lt Shane Lamond, 47, is charged with obstructing an investigation while working as an intelligence officer
- He was responsible for monitoring extremist groups – including the Proud Boys – when they came to Washington for protests
- Tarrio was being investigated over claims that he had destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in December 2020
A senior police officer has been charged after he tipped off Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio about his arrest in the weeks before the January 6 Capitol riots.
Metropolitan Police Lt. Shane Lamond exchanged several messages before the attack in 2021, even telling him that he ‘personally supports’ the extremist group
Lamond was responsible for monitoring groups like the Proud Boys when they came to Washington for protests, and had been serving as an intelligence officer for the city’s police department.
He is charged with obstructing an investigation into the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner by Tarrio in December 2020.
The top officer is accused of making false and misleading statements to federal law enforcement regarding the investigation.
Metropolitan Police Lt. Shane Lamond exchanged several messages with Tarrio (pictured) before the attack in 2021, even telling him that he ‘personally supports’ the extremist group
Lamond was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements.
He worked as the supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of MPD’s Homeland Security Bureau and was in regular contact with Tarrio from July 2019 to January 2021.
The indictment claims that Lamond started using Telegram in July 2020 to leak information to Tarrio about police activity surrounding the Proud Boys.
Messages released in the indictment show Lamond and Tarrio discussing January 6 riots, with the Lt saying: ‘Of course I can’t say it officially, but personally I support you all and don’t want to see you group’s name or reputation dragged through the mud. ‘
Lamond went on to confirm that those who were at the riot would be charged with a felony and told several law enforcement officers that it was common for Tarrio to ‘fish’ for information.
He claimed that it was ‘more one-sided’ with Tarrio informing Lamond about the plans and movements of the Proud Boys.
