Ex-Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Testifies in Trial of Former D.C. Police Officer

Tarrio's testimony challenges allegations that ex-MPD Lt. Shane Lamond leaked sensitive information to him about an arrest warrant and investigations.

Enrique Tarrio, serving a 22-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy, testified in defense of Shane Lamond, a retired D.C. police lieutenant accused of obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
Prosecutors allege Lamond warned Tarrio about an impending arrest for burning a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in December 2020 and later misled investigators about their communications.
Tarrio denied receiving advance warnings from Lamond but admitted to frequent encrypted communications with the officer, which prosecutors claim undermined law enforcement investigations.
Defense attorneys argue that Lamond's interactions with Tarrio were standard for monitoring extremist groups, while prosecutors emphasized over 600 communications between the two, some set to self-destruct.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson will decide the case, with Tarrio's testimony raising questions about his credibility given his prior convictions and contradictory statements.