US EditionFormer Deputy L.A. Mayor Faces Ten Years in Prison for Bomb Threat
- Brian Williams, who previously held the position of deputy mayor in Los Angeles, has accepted a plea deal for a felony charge related to falsely reporting a bomb threat on October 3, 2024.
- Williams fabricated the bomb threat during a virtual meeting by calling his city phone from his personal phone using Google Voice, then contacting LAPD with false information.
- LAPD officers searched City Hall after Williams' report found no suspicious items, and investigators revealed the threatening call was Williams' own self-made call.
- Williams, age 61 and from Pasadena, faces up to 10 years in federal prison, and officials emphasize his breach of trust and responsibility.
- Following an investigation, Williams was placed on administrative leave, and his court appearance is scheduled soon, signaling consequences for false threats by public officials.
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Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat at City Hall
Brian Williams, a former Los Angeles deputy mayor, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year, prosecutors announced.
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Former Los Angeles deputy mayor to plead guilty over fake bomb threat
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian K. Williams will plead guilty to falsely telling law enforcement a bomb had been placed in City Hall last year. Williams was employed as the deputy mayor of public safety in October 2024 under…
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The sentencing of a Valencia man convicted by a jury for his response to a Lancaster grocery store incident is set for next month, according to a federal docket posted Thursday through the federal courts’ online system. Judge Stephen V. Wilson set a hearing date of 11 a.m. June 2 for Deputy Trevor James Kirk, 31, of Valencia, according to the scheduling notice. A Downtown Los Angeles jury convicted Kirk in February of the deprivation of right…
LA Deputy Mayor Pleads Guilty to Calling in Anti-Israel Bomb Threat
THE CENTER SQUARE—Los Angeles’ deputy mayor for public safety has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake, anti-Israel bomb threat to himself in October. Brian Williams, who was charged by federal prosecutors Thursday, faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Mayor Karen Bass announced in December that Williams had been put on administrative leave, meaning he likely has been collecting his $245,143 combined salary and benefits without any official du…
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams Pleads Guilty To Placing Fake Bomb Threat On L.A. City Hall – California Globe
The United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California announced on Friday that former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams has agreed to plead guilty in threatening to bomb Los Angeles City Hall last year. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the plea agreement states that “on October 3, 2024, while serving as Deputy Mayor of Public Safety for the City of Los Angeles, Williams participated in a virtual meeting with multiple …
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