WASHINGTON — Shane Lamond, the former leader of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s intelligence division, was found guilty on Monday of obstructing justice and lying to federal investigators about leaking insider information to Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former leader of the extremist Proud Boys who is now serving 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy.
The bench trial for Lamond, who was first charged last year, lasted a little over a week before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson delivered the verdict. Lamond had waived his right to a jury trial. Sentencing guidelines for the obstruction charge vary between a minimum of three years and a maximum of 30. The false statement charges carry a penalty of up to five years in prison per charge. Lamond is facing three false statement charges.
The 48-year-old veteran of the police force came under criminal investigation when federal agents were examining phones seized in 2021 from members of the far-right Proud Boys. One message from the leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, suggested that he had a contact on a local police force named “Shane.”