Former Deputy L.A. Mayor Faces Ten Years in Prison for Bomb Threat
- Brian Williams, who previously served as Los Angeles deputy mayor, has accepted a plea deal to a felony charge for fabricating a bomb threat at City Hall in October 2024.
- Williams falsely claimed an unknown man called his city-issued phone threatening to bomb City Hall during a virtual meeting tied to his official duties.
- After reporting the threat, LAPD officers searched City Hall but found no suspicious devices, while prosecutors confirmed Williams made the threatening call to himself via Google Voice.
- Williams, 61, was placed on administrative leave and faces a federal sentence of up to 10 years; his plea agreement indicates he never planned to follow through with the threat.
- Officials condemned Williams for breaching public trust, emphasizing the seriousness of bomb threats by government officials and relief over his acceptance of responsibility.
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