A trial is underway for a police officer accused of leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio after the extremist group's members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital. During the trial's opening statements Monday, a prosecutor said Metropolitan Police Department Lt.
FILE - Washington Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond departs federal court after pleading not guilty to obstruction of justice and other charges, May 19, 2023, in Washington. A trial is underway for a police officer charged with leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio after the extremist group’s members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital.
Ana Jara, one of Lamond’s attorneys, said describing the veteran officer as a Proud Boys sympathizer is inflammatory and “simply not true.” Jara said prosecutors are asking the judge to view “cherry-picked” messages between Lamond and Tarrio “in a vacuum” without the proper context.
Rothstein said Lamond provided Tarrio with “real-time updates” on the police investigation of the Dec. 12, 2020, banner burning. Tarrio, in turn, shared the updates with other Proud Boys members. Later, on the day of his arrest, Tarrio posted a message to other Proud Boys leaders that said, “The warrant was just signed.”accuses him of lying to and misleading federal investigators when they questioned him in June 2021 about his contacts with Tarrio.The indictment also says Tarrio and Lamond exchanged messages about the Jan. 6 riot and discussed whether Proud Boys members were in danger of being charged in the attack.
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