A high-ranking D.C. police officer who is accused of improper contact with the leader of the Proud Boys was copied on a series of emails and conference call invitations related to the planning of a pro-Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021, emails show.
Lt. Shane Lamond, an officer in the D.C. police’s intelligence branch, is on administrative leave pending an investigation into his contacts with Enrique Tarrio, the Washington Post first reported. Tarrio is the former leader of the far-right paramilitary group the Proud Boys, and was the organization’s chairman at the time of the Jan. 6 riot. The nature of Lamond’s alleged contact with Tarrio is unclear. But public documents suggest that Lamond’s official duties tasked him with monitoring events that would later become relevant to the Proud Boys, including the planning of the rally that would lead to the Capitol riot.
Neither Lamond nor Tarrio returned requests for comment. A D.C. police spokesperson declined to comment, directing The Daily Beast to a Wednesday press conference where D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III announced Lamond’s suspension.
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