DC police officer sentenced for leaking information to Proud Boys and lying about it

Published June 7, 2025 11:43am ET



A federal judge sentenced a Washington, D.C. police officer to 18 months in prison on Friday for obstructing justice and lying about his relationship with the former leader of the right-wing group, Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio.

A jury found Lt. Shane Lamond guilty in December last year of leaking details to Tarrio about an investigation into the burning of a Black Lives Matter flag during a protest in D.C. He was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements.

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