A former Los Angeles deputy mayor is expected to be sentenced Monday for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year.

Brian K. Williams, 61, of Pasadena pleaded guilty in June in downtown Los Angeles to a single federal count of making “threats regarding fire and explosives.”

According to Williams’ plea agreement, on Oct. 3, 2024, while serving as Mayor Karen Bass’ deputy mayor of public safety, he called the Los Angeles Police Department’s chief of staff, falsely claiming he had just received a bomb threat to City Hall on his city-issued phone from an unknown man.

About 10 minutes later, Williams sent a text message to Bass and several high-ranking city officials and falsely reported, “Bomb threat: I received phone call on my city cell at 10:48 am this morning. The male caller

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