FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week over a bomb threat he allegedly made against Los Angeles City Hall earlier this year, the mayor's office said, Report informs via ABC News.
The FBI was at the home of Brian Williams, the deputy mayor for public safety, on Tuesday "as part of an investigation into a bomb threat he allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year," a spokesperson for the mayor's office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Williams was "immediately" placed on administrative leave, according to spokesperson Zach Seidl.
"The Mayor takes this matter very seriously," Seidl said in a statement. "When the threat was reported, LAPD investigated and determined there was no immediate danger."
The LAPD said its initial investigation found that Williams was the "likely" source of the bomb threat.
"Due to the Department’s working relationship with Mr. Williams, the investigation was referred to the FBI," the LAPD said in a statement. "The FBI remains the investigating agency."