Good thing Vice President JD Vance and his family were not home during this incident.

A man in Ohio was arrested after allegedly breaking the windows at Vice President JD Vance’s residence.

A Secret Service spokesperson shared that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday.

WLWT reported more on the crime:

A man has been taken into custody by Cincinnati police after officers and Secret Service agents responded to the Cincinnati home of Vice President JD Vance overnight.

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The Secret Service confirmed to WLWT that a man has been taken into custody by Cincinnati police after he was detained by Secret Service personnel. Officials say the man has been arrested for “causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence associated with the Vice President.”

The agency says it happened shortly after midnight early Monday morning. Secret Service is coordinating with CPD and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to an arrest report obtained by WLWT, William DeFoor, 26, has been arrested in connection to the damage done at the home.

In a statement of facts, DeFoor is accused of being seen by a Secret Service agent and on security footage walking onto the property without permission and damaging four windows, as well as a vehicle.

DeFoor has been charged with criminal damaging/endangering, obstructing official business and criminal trespass, all misdemeanors, as well as one count of vandalism, a fifth-degree felony.

Vance was in Cincinnati for the last week. He left Sunday afternoon.

Here’s the mugshot:

Here’s a video of agents at the scene:

Backup here if needed:

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported on Vance’s response to the incident:

Vice President JD Vance thanked law enforcement after he said a “crazy person” tried to break into his Cincinnati home.

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William Defoor, 26, of Hyde Park, was charged Jan. 5 with criminal damaging, obstructing official business, criminal trespass and felony vandalism. Police detained Defoor shortly after midnight and accused him of breaking windows at Vance’s East Walnut Hills home.

Vance said he and his family weren’t at the house and had already returned to Washington, D.C. A Vance spokesperson told USA TODAY they visited Ohio over the weekend, and roads around their home were closed for several days around New Year’s Day.

“I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home,” Vance posted on X. “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.”

Take a look:

Full text:

I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home. 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.

One request to the media: we try to protect our kids as much as possible from the realities of this life of public service. In that light, I am skeptical of the news value of plastering images of our home with holes in the windows.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.
 

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