Jailed Proud Boys Leader May Testify For Ex-DC Cop

The Washington Post reports:

A former D.C. police lieutenant will face a federal trial Monday on charges that he improperly warned Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio of his pending arrest before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, then lied to investigators about their interactions. Prosecutors say advance word from Shane Lamond, a 24-year department veteran, deepened anger among the far-right Proud Boys and fueled their instigation of the mob two days later at the Capitol.

But Lamond, then head of the force’s intelligence unit, says he may call Tarrio as a defense witness, seeking to convince the judge their talks were within the normal bounds of how a police investigator handles a source. Such a move would put Lamond in the awkward position of seeking exoneration through a man

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