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CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Bond has been set for the man accused of vandalizing Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home and vehicle early Monday.
William DeFoor, 26, appeared in court, where a judge set his bond at $11,000 on Tuesday.
William DeFoor, 26, appeared in court, where a judge set his bond at $11,000 on Tuesday.(wxix)
DeFoor is accused of running up to Vance’s house, located on William Howard Taft Drive, and breaking four windows with a hammer, according to an arrest report. He also caused damage to the vice president’s vehicle.
A U.S. Secret Service agent witnessed the incident. When the agent asked DeFoor to stop, the suspect took off running, the arrest report says.
Secret Service then asked for Cincinnati police to respond to the home at 12:15 a.m. Monday, stating that the suspect was on the run, a dispatcher confirmed with FOX19 NOW.
The Department of Justice says DeFoor walked up the driveway to the home and attempted to break the driver-side window of an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the path.
DeFoor allegedly refused law enforcement’s commands to stop and used his hammer to break windows across the front of the house and damage security systems.
The estimated damage to property is around $28,000.
The 26-year-old was later detained by the Secret Service and booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center early Monday.
Monday night, U.S. District Judge Dominick Gerace brought three charges against DeFoor:
Damaging government propertyEngaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or groundsAssaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers
The DOJ says causing more than $1,000 in damage to federal property is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers carries up to 20 years in prison.
Vice President Vance and his family were not in Ohio when the vandalism occurred.
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.
Four windows of JD Vance’s East Walnut Hills home were broken Monday morning.(David Palmer/WXIX)
William DeFoor, 26, is accused of breaking the windows of Vice President JD Vance’s home and causing damage to his vehicle, an arrest report says.(Hamilton County Justice Center)
Court records show DeFoor is facing four local charges:
One count obstructing official business (second-degree misdemeanor)One count of criminal damaging or endangering (second-degree misdemeanor)One count of criminal trespass (fourth-degree misdemeanor)One count of vandalism (fifth-degree felony)
This is not DeFoor’s first time facing criminal charges.
In April, he pleaded guilty to two counts of vandalism after he caused more than $2,000 worth of damage to a Hyde Park interior design company, court documents say.
DeFoor was sentenced to treatment at a mental health facility for two years and was required to pay $5,550 in restitution.
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