DC Police Intelligence Lieutenant Charged With Aiding Far-Right Extremists

A veteran Washington, D.C. police officer who led an intelligence unit was arrested for warning the leader of the Proud Boys about an impending warrant and making false statements to investigators about their relationship.
The police officer regularly leaked confidential information about law enforcement operations targeting the Proud Boys to Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the far-right group.
The leaks included details about investigations into the Proud Boys' burning of a Black Lives Matter banner and their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The police officer faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the obstruction of justice and false statements charges in the indictment.
The officer's arrest is part of a broader Justice Department effort to hold accountable people who aided the insurrection, not just those who stormed the Capitol.