A hammer-wielding maniac who broke into JD Vance‘s Ohio home has been arrested by the Secret Service.
William DeFoor, 26, was charged early Monday morning with one count each of obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass and vandalism.
Secret Service agents heard a loud noise at the home and found DeFoor, who had smashed four windows with a hammer, just after midnight in Cincinnati.
Agents alerted local cops after spotting the suspect running from the home, which is the secondary residence for Vance, his wife Usha and their three young children. The VP and his family are out of town and were not home when the attack took place.
DeFoor was detained by Secret Service agents shortly after. When an officer informed the suspect of his rights, he responded: ‘I don’t know,’ according to the arrest report.
He had also allegedly vandalized a Secret Service vehicle on his way up the home’s driveway.
No motive for the attack has yet been released.
However, it is not the first time the suspect has been accused of vandalism.
In April, he pleaded guilty to two counts of vandalism after he caused more than $2,000 worth of damages to an interior design company, court documents say.
He was sentenced to treatment at a mental health facility for two years and was required to pay $5,550 in damages.
DeFoor is set to be arraigned at Hamilton County Municipal Court on Tuesday.
William DeFoor, 26, was charged early Monday morning with one count each of obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass and vandalism
Windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home were smashed on Monday morning
Police and Secret Service agents were seen surrounding the property shortly after the break-in
Vance and his family were not present at the home at the time of the break-in. One suspect is in custody as of Monday morning
A Secret Service spokesman told the Daily Mail: ‘An adult male was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department after being detained by US Secret Service personnel for causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence associated with the Vice President.’
They added: ‘Shortly after midnight on Monday, January 5, the man was physically detained by Secret Service agents assigned to the Vice President’s home. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the incident, and the Vice President and his family were not in Ohio.’
Following the break-in, footage was released showing large holes in the windows of Vance’s home as cops patrolled the scene and recorded evidence of the damage.
The luxurious East Walnut Hills property overlooks the Ohio River and spans 2.3 acres. The Vance family purchased the home for $1.4 million.
After taking the vice presidential oath of office in January 2025, Vance and his wife have lived with their three children at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.
The couple also own a property on Capitol Hill.
They previously owned a farmhouse in Alexandria, bought shortly after Vance began his term as a Senator for Ohio, which they sold in March last year.
