DC police officer convicted of tipping off Proud Boys leader before Capitol attack
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#6T4A1)
Shane Lamond found guilty of leaking to Enrique Tarrio that a warrant was out for his arrest before January 6
The former head of the Metropolitan police intelligence unit in Washington DC has been found guilty of tipping off Enrique Tarrio - the imprisoned, one-time leader of the Proud Boys - that a warrant was out for his arrest before the January 6 Capitol attack in 2021.
Shane Lamond has been charged with tipping off Tarrio, who at the time of the Capitol attack was wanted for the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner.
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