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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julie Carr Smyth

Suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home is behind bars

Vance - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance in the dark of night and causing other property damage was behind bars Tuesday, awaiting action in separate state and federal cases.

William D. DeFoor, 26, appeared in two different courtrooms after being detained early Monday by Secret Service agents assigned to Vance’s Cincinnati home in the upscale East Walnut Hills neighborhood east of downtown. The vice president and his family were not home.

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