Man who vandalized J.D. Vance’s home is allegedly son of Democrat donor, Kamala supporter
The man who was responsible for breaking several windows at Vice President J.D. Vance’s Cincinnati home is allegedly the son of a millionaire doctor who previously donated to Kamala Harris.
A 26-year-old William DeFoor is facing multiple charges after the U.S. Secret Service detained him shortly after 21 a.m. on Monday, after DeFoor used a hammer to break windows at Vance’s home, according to Fox 19. DeFoor is charged with obstructing official business, criminal damage, endangering, criminal trespass, and vandalism, according to several Ohio news sources.
The Secret Service released a statement to the Associated Press, saying that Vance and his family were not in Ohio at the time of the vandalism.
According to the Secret Service’s arrest report cited by Fox 19, one of the agents saw DeFoor run onto Vance’s property, damaging four residential windows and a vehicle. DeFoor also vandalized a Secret Service vehicle on his way up the home’s driveway, the Associated Press reported.
The New York Post reported that DeFoor’s father, who shares his son’s name, is a Harvard University alumnus who has worked as a pediatric urologist in Cincinnati for decades. He also works as a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine.
According to the news source, DeFoor and his family live in a $1.3 million house in the city’s wealthy Hyde Park neighborhood.
It was also revealed that DeFoor’s father previously donated thousands of dollars to former President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign and Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign.
The Post also found out that young DeFoor has been going by the name Julia, which means he could identify as “transgender.” On their records, Police officers identified him as William, a male.
The young DeFoor also has a history of dropping out of colleges and universities and a prior criminal record, including vandalism and trespassing.
His first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
Vance responded to the recent news on X by saying that he appreciates “everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home.”
“I’m grateful to the Secret Service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly,” he wrote. “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.”
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…
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 5, 2026
