Former MPD Intelligence Supervisor Guilty of Obstructing Investigation and Making False Statements
Monday, December 23, 2024
The Defendant Leaked Sensitive Information to the Leader of the Proud Boys
WASHINGTON – Shane Brian Lamond, 49, the former supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau, was found guilty today of obstructing an investigation into the Dec. 12, 2020, destruction of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner and for making false statements to federal law enforcement officials, including lying when he denied tipping off Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the national chairman of the Proud Boys, to the fact that law enforcement had a warrant for Tarrio’s arrest.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.
“As proven at trial, Lamond turned his job on its head—providing confidential information to a source, rather than getting information from him—lied about the conduct, and obstructed an investigation into the source,” said U.S. Attorney Graves. “The intelligence gathering role that Lamond was supposed to play is critical to keeping our community safe. His violation of the trust placed in him put our community more at risk and cannot be ignored.”
"As a sworn law enforcement officer, Lamond took an oath to faithfully execute the law. Instead, he broke the law by providing confidential information to a source, obstructing an investigation into that source, and lying to federal investigators," said the FBI’s Sundberg. "His conviction is a testament to the FBI’s work to bring public officials to justice for abusing their positions of power and trust."
Lamond, of Stafford, Virginia, was found guilty following a seven-day bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson of one count of obstruction of justice in violation of D.C. Code Section 22-722 and three counts of making false statements in violation of Title18 United States Code, Section 1001. Judge Berman Jackson set a sentencing date of April 3, 2025.
According to the evidence at trial, Lamond worked as the supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of MPD’s Homeland Security Bureau. Beginning in July 2019, Lamond and Tarrio were in regular contact regarding Proud Boys planned activities in the District of Columbia as part of Lamond’s job responsibilities, but after the 2020 election, Lamond began using Telegram to surreptitiously provide information to Tarrio about law enforcement activity relating to Proud Boys’ activities in Washington, D.C.
For example, on December 18, 2020, Lamond gave Tarrio confidential law enforcement information into the investigation of the December 12, 2020, burning of a banner that read “#BLACKLIVESMATTER,” even though Tarrio was the prime subject in that investigation. Tarrio then passed this information to other Proud Boys. And, on January 4, 2021, while Tarrio was on a flight from Miami, Florida to the DMV, Lamond texted Tarrio, in a message set to self destruct, that a warrant had been signed for his arrest. After arriving in Arlington, Virginia, Tarrio drove to the District and was arrested on the warrant. Tarrio subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of destruction of property in connection with the burning of the banner.
On June 2, 2021, during an interview with federal law enforcement, Lamond made at least three false and misleading statements regarding his communications and contacts that formed the basis for the false statements convictions. These false and misleading statements related to (1) whether Lamond had notified Tarrio about the status of the MPD investigation into the banner burning; (2) whether Lamond notified Tarrio about Tarrio’s pending arrest warrant; and (3) the nature and scope of Lamond’s discussion with Tarrio prior to and after January 6.
The D.C. Code obstruction of justice charge carries a statutory maximum of 30 years in prison. Each charge for making a false statement carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison. The maximum statutory sentence for federal offenses is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes. The sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case was jointly investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and the United States Attorney's Office Criminal Investigations Unit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Rebecca Ross and Joshua Rothstein.