"During his sentencing hearing Monday afternoon, Brian K. Williams, a longtime law enforcement oversight official who served as Bass' deputy mayor of public safety, admitted that last October he falsely told police that he had received a call on his city-issued cellphone from an unknown man who said he had placed a bomb in City Hall. The threat was blamed on anti-Israel sentiment."
"Williams told U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner that the 18 months prior to that call were 'perhaps the most difficult time of my life.' That year, Williams' mother and nephew died and his brother was diagnosed with cancer. Williams' lawyer Dmitry Gorin cited 'undiagnosed mental health challenges,' for which he said his client has undergone ten months of treatment."
Brian K. Williams, who served as deputy mayor of public safety, pleaded guilty to a single federal count of threats regarding fire and explosives and was sentenced to one year of probation and 50 hours of community service. Williams admitted that last October he falsely reported a bomb threat to police, claiming an unknown caller had placed a bomb in City Hall; he actually made the call himself using Google Voice. He cited a period of intense personal losses and undiagnosed mental health challenges, and his lawyer reported about ten months of subsequent treatment. Prosecutors concluded the act was driven by acute personal stress and a desire to exit a stressful meeting, not by political or extremist motives.
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