Shane Brian Lamond, a former supervisor of the Intelligence Branch at the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau, has been found guilty of obstructing an investigation and making false statements to federal law enforcement. The charges stem from his actions related to the December 12, 2020 destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner.
U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan announced the verdict. "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," stated U.S. Attorney Graves.
FBI’s Sundberg added, "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."
Lamond was convicted after a seven-day bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson on one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements. His sentencing is scheduled for April 3, 2025.
Evidence presented during the trial showed that Lamond had regular contact with Henry “Enrique” Tarrio regarding Proud Boys activities in Washington D.C., starting in July 2019 as part of his duties. However, after the 2020 election, he began using Telegram to secretly share information with Tarrio about law enforcement activities concerning Proud Boys.
On December 18, 2020, Lamond provided Tarrio with confidential details about an investigation into the burning of a "#BLACKLIVESMATTER" banner—a case where Tarrio was a prime suspect. On January 4, 2021, while Tarrio was traveling from Miami to Virginia, Lamond informed him via text message that there was an arrest warrant for him.
During an interview on June 2, 2021 with federal agents investigating these events, Lamond made several false statements which led to his conviction for making false statements.
The charge for obstruction carries up to 30 years in prison under D.C. Code Section 22-722 while each false statement charge carries up to five years under Title18 United States Code Section1001.
The case was investigated by both FBI’s Washington Field Office and United States Attorney's Office Criminal Investigations Unit with prosecution led by Assistant United States Attorneys Rebecca Ross and Joshua Rothstein.