VP Vance's Ohio home damaged, man in custody, Secret Service says

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BREAKING: One person in custody after incident at Vance's Ohio home

One person was reportedly taken into custody after an incident at Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home.

A man is in custody after damaging property at Vice President JD Vance’s home in Cincinnati on Monday morning, the U.S. Secret Service said.

Secret Service agents physically detained the adult male shortly after midnight, the agency told Fox News in a statement.

FOX 19 in Cincinnati reported that the suspect has been identified as 26-year-old William DeFoor, who according to jail records, was booked on Monday and faces charges of vandalism, obstruction of official business, criminal damaging or endangering and criminal trespass.

DeFoor caused property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence, the Secret Service said.

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William DeFoor, 26, is in custody after allegedly damaging property at Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home. (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

After being detained, DeFoor was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department.

"The residence was unoccupied at the time of the incident, and the Vice President and his family were not in Ohio," the agency said.

A man was taken into custody after damaging property at Vice President JD Vance’s home in Cincinnati on Monday morning, the U.S. Secret Service said. The residence was unoccupied, and Vance and his family were not in the state at the time of the incident. (WXIX)

A spokesperson for Vance also confirmed to Fox News that the vice president and his family were already back in Washington, D.C., when the incident happened.

Vance posted a statement on X later Monday morning.

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"I appreciate everyone's well wishes about the attack at our home," the statement read, in part. "As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I'm grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly. We weren't even home as we had returned already to DC."

Vance had been in Cincinnati as recently as this past weekend.

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A spokesperson previously said Vance had returned to Cincinnati after the operation in Venezuela to take President Nicolás Maduro into custody had concluded on Saturday. The spokesperson had said Vance joined Trump administration officials on a secure video conference to monitor the operation throughout the night.

The U.S. Secret Service is working with the Cincinnati Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office as prosecutors review possible charges.

Court records show DeFoor has faced multiple criminal cases in Hamilton County in recent years, with each proceeding intersecting with findings related to his mental competency.

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Uline Inc., in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16, 2025. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

DeFoor was charged in April 2023 with trespassing at the University of Cincinnati Health Psychiatric Emergency Services after police said he refused to leave the premises, but the case was later dismissed after he was ruled incompetent to stand trial.

DeFoor’s legal issues continued in 2024, when he was charged with two counts of vandalism after windows at a Hyde Park business were broken, according to court records and reporting by the Cincinnati Enquirer, with the case referred to a mental health docket and treatment ordered in lieu of conviction.

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In October 2024, Hamilton County Court approved an application granting DeFoor’s mother legal guardianship, finding him incompetent by reason of mental illness.