The former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, is expected to testify as a defense witness for Lt. Shane Lamond, a former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officer. Lamond, a 22-year veteran of MPD’s Intelligence Branch, is facing trial on federal charges of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents. Central to the trial is Lamond’s relationship with Tarrio, who is serving a 22-year sentence after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy related to the events of January 6, 2021.
Over the course of several years, Lamond and Tarrio maintained regular communication, with Tarrio often sharing details of his group’s plans and movements in Washington, D.C., including the number of Proud Boys attending rallies and their…
