The FBI searched the house of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as a part of an investigation right into a bomb menace made in opposition to Metropolis Corridor, officers stated Wednesday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ workplace stated FBI brokers searched the house of Brian Williams, the deputy mayor for public security, on Tuesday as a part of their investigation. The Los Angeles Police Division stated Williams was “possible” behind the bomb menace.
It was not instantly clear precisely when or how the menace was made. A spokesperson for Bass stated Williams was instantly positioned on administrative go away after the FBI searched his residence.
“Earlier this yr, the LAPD responded to a bomb menace made in opposition to Los Angeles Metropolis Corridor,” the police division stated in a press release. “Our preliminary investigation revealed that the supply of the menace was possible from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Security. As a result of Division’s working relationship with Mr. Williams, the investigation was referred to the FBI. The FBI stays the investigating company”
A spokesperson for the FBI’s Los Angeles area workplace declined to touch upon the matter.
Bass introduced Williams’ appointment in February 2023. On the time, Bass stated the appointment was “a serious step towards transparency, accountability, and a complete strategy to public security” whereas holding “group members feeling protected irrespective of the place they’re residing in Los Angeles.”
Williams assumed the function after a stint as the chief director of the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff Civilian Oversight Fee. His expertise in authorities goes again to serving as deputy mayor beneath Mayor James Hahn, according to a news release, in addition to time with the Workplace of the Metropolis Lawyer as a particular assistant metropolis lawyer.
Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Communications Zach Seidl stated the Bass administration “takes this very critically.”
“The Mayor’s Workplace was notified that the FBI searched the house of Deputy Mayor Brian Williams yesterday as a part of an investigation right into a bomb menace he allegedly made in opposition to Metropolis Corridor earlier this yr,” Seidl stated.
Police investigating the menace discovered “no rapid hazard,” Seidel famous.
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