Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lt. Shane Lamond was convicted Monday of obstructing an investigation into the former Proud Boys national chair, Enrique Tarrio, just weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson found Lamond guilty on one count of obstructing justice and three counts of making false statements to federal law enforcement officials, including when Lamond lied and said that he did not tip off Tarrio to the fact that law enforcement had a warrant out for his arrest. Tarrio was a prime suspect at the time in an investigation into the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner.
Lamond’s sentencing date is set for April 3.
“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 in a statement Monday.
“The intelligence gathering role that Lamond was supposed to play is critical to keeping our community safe. His violation of the trust placed in him put our community more at risk and cannot be ignored,” Graves added.