Proud Boys Leader Called To Testify In Trial Of Former Cop Accused Of Being A 'Double Agent'

A federal judge wants imprisoned Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio available to testify about his relationship with Shane Lamond, an allegedly corrupt former cop.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys currently serving 22 years for seditious conspiracy, to appear for possible testimony in the trial of Shane Lamond, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police lieutenant facing multiple felony charges for allegedly obstructing a probe into the Proud Boys and repeatedly lying to investigators.

Lamond’s defense lawyers want Tarrio to testify at the bench trial because they argue it will prove that Lamond’s communication with Tarrio after the 2020 election was part of the lieutenant’s official duties as leader of the police department’s intelligence division.

Federal prosecutors, however, say the relationship between Tarrio and Lamond was corrupt. U.S. attorneys argue Lamond was a Proud Boys sympathizer who worked as a “double agent” at the department.

Lamond, who is charged with obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements, is accused of passing information to Tarrio about a police probe into the Proud Boys and the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner on Dec. 12, 2020. Tarrio has pleaded guilty to burning the banner and was sentenced to five months in prison. He was also convicted on seditious conspiracy charges last year, and is now serving a 22-year prison sentence — to date, the longest sentence of any Jan. 6 defendant.

Presiding U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Tuesday that she wants Tarrio transferred from prison to her courtroom by Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors may rest their case against Lamond at that time and formally turn the floor over to the defense.