Former Democratic LA Deputy Mayor to Plead Guilty Over False Bomb Threat at City Hall
Charlie Kirk Staff
05/23/2025

A former deputy mayor in Los Angeles is expected to plead guilty to making a false bomb threat that prompted a police search of city hall last year, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Democrat Brian K. Williams, 31, served as the city’s deputy mayor of public safety in October 2024 when the incident took place. Prosecutors say Williams fabricated a threat and sent a text message to Mayor Karen Bass and other top officials, claiming someone had warned him of a bomb targeting city hall.
“The male caller stated that ‘he was tired of the city support of Israel, and he has decided to place a bomb in City Hall. It might be in the rotunda.’,” Williams wrote in the message, according to federal prosecutors.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the threat and searched the building but found no explosives or suspicious packages.
Williams initially told investigators he had received the call from a blocked number on his city-issued cellphone. However, law enforcement later determined that the call had been placed by Williams himself using the Google Voice app on his personal phone, according to prosecutors.
He has been charged with one felony count of making an explosives threat, which carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison.
The FBI searched his home in December 2024 as part of the investigation. Williams was placed on administrative leave from his position following the search.
He is expected to formally enter his guilty plea at a hearing in federal court in downtown Los Angeles in the coming weeks.
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