A former Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty to reporting a bomb had been placed in city hall last year to law enforcement, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Brian K. Williams, 31, who was employed as the deputy mayor of public safety in October 2024,

The former City Hall aide, considered by colleagues a steady presence, faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

According to prosecutors, Brian Williams, 61, of Pasadena used the Google Voice app on his personal phone to text the threat to his city-issued phone.