Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Brian Williams was placed on administrative leave following an investigation into a bomb threat he allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office announced Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams is off the job over allegations he made a bomb threat against City Hall. Mayor Karen Bass’ office has announced that Williams has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the LAPD and the FBI.

The FBI raided the home of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams after he allegedly made a bomb threat against City Hall in September.

Chun / Los Angeles Times) FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor on Tuesday as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against City Hall, officials said. Zach Seidl, a spokesperson for Mayor Karen Bass, said she was ...

FBI agents searched the home of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams this week as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, where Williams oversees public safety.

Authorities have said Brian Williams, a top deputy to Mayor Karen Bass, is suspected of sending an anonymous threat about a bomb inside City Hall in October.

The attorney for LA Deputy Mayor Brian Williams issued a statement after the FBI searched his home during a bomb threat investigation.

The Los Angeles Police Department suspects Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian Williams was the "likely" source of the bomb threat.

FBI agents search home of LA Deputy Mayor Brian Williams over alleged bomb threat, shocking city officials and raising questions.

FBI agents conducted a search at the home of Brian K. Williams, the deputy mayor for public safety in Los Angeles, in connection with an investigation regarding a bomb threat against City Hall.

The FBI conducted a raid on his home as part of this investigation ... Williams has been placed on administrative leave following the shocking revelation, a measure taken by Mayor Karen Bass, who stated that the matter would be taken "very seriously."